(DOWNLOAD) "People State New York v. James Campbell" by Court of Appeals of New York # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People State New York v. James Campbell
- Author : Court of Appeals of New York
- Release Date : January 29, 1988
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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[72 N.Y.2d 602 Page 603] Opinion OF THE COURT After his apprehension and arrest by two police officers on an attempted rape charge, defendant was
indicted on several charges including two counts of assault, second degree (Penal Law § 120.05 [3]), for causing injury to
the arresting officers with intent to prevent them from performing their lawful duty. Following a non-jury trial defendant
was acquitted of second degree assault but convicted of two counts of attempted assault in the second degree which the court
had considered over his objection.1 In his appeal, after an affirmance in the Appellate Division, defendant argues that
an attempted assault under Penal Law § 120.05 (3) is an impossibility because [72 N.Y.2d 602 Page 604]