People v. McDuffie

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

People v. McDuffie

293 A.D.2d 287, 740 N.Y.S.2d 48, 2002 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3456

CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

DecidedApril 4, 2002

StatusPublished

Cited by8 cases

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People v. McDuffie, 293 A.D.2d 287, 740 N.Y.S.2d 48, 2002 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3456 (N.Y. Ct. App. 2002).

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—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Joan Sudolnik, J.), rendered July 26, 1999, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a second violent felony offender, to a term of 20 years, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. The element of serious physical injury was established by the victim’s testimony, corroborated by medical testimony, that by the time of trial she still had difficulties in the use of her arm as a result of the assault, including difficulty lifting heavy objects. This established a “protracted impairment of health or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily organ” (Penal Law § 10.00 [10]; People v Kenward, 266 AD2d 155). Furthermore, the jury observed the victim’s permanent scars and could have reasonably concluded that they constituted protracted disfigurement (see, People v Bailey, 275 AD2d 663, lv denied 95 NY2d 960). Finally, contrary to defendant’s assertion, the treating physician clearly testified that the victim’s wounds also created a substantial risk of death.

We perceive no basis for a reduction of sentence. Concur— Tom, J.P., Sullivan, Rosenberger and Friedman, JJ.

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—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Joan Sudolnik, J.), rendered July 26, 1999, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a second violent felony offender, to a term of 20 years, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. The element of serious physical injury was established by the victim’s testimony, corroborated by medical testimony, that by the time of trial she still had difficulties in the use of her arm as a result of the assault, including difficulty lifting heavy objects. This established a “protracted impairment of health or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily organ” (Penal Law § 10.00 [10]; People v Kenward, 266 AD2d 155). Furthermore, the jury observed the victim’s permanent scars and could have reasonably concluded that they constituted protracted disfigurement (see, People v Bailey, 275 AD2d 663, lv denied 95 NY2d 960). Finally, contrary to defendant’s assertion, the treating physician clearly testified that the victim’s wounds also created a substantial risk of death.

We perceive no basis for a reduction of sentence. Concur— Tom, J.P., Sullivan, Rosenberger and Friedman, JJ.

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293 A.D.2d 287, 740 N.Y.S.2d 48, 2002 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3456, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/people-v-mcduffie-nyappdiv-2002.

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