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THE PROOF THE VICTIM SUFFERED “SERIOUS OR PROTRACTED DISFIGUREMENT” IN THIS ASSAULT FIRST CASE WAS INSUFFICIENT; CONVICTION REDUCED TO ATTEMPTED ASSAULT FIRST (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing defendant’s assault first conviction and reducing it to attempted assault first, determined the People did not prove the scar on the victim’s cheek met the definition of “serious and protracted disfigurement.” The People introduced two photos of the scar and the doctor who treated the injury testified. The victim did not testify:

Defendant’s convictions were not supported by legally sufficient evidence because the People failed to prove that the victim suffered serious and permanent disfigurement, which was the basis of both counts (see Penal Law §§ 120.10[1], [2]). The People relied solely on two photos of the victim depicting a scar on his cheek, and the scar was briefly described by the doctor who treated the victim on the day of the slashing. Despite the scar’s prominent location, neither the photos nor the doctor’s testimony warrant an inference that the scar rendered the victim’s appearance “distressing or objectionable” to a reasonable observer … . The victim did not testify, so the jury had no opportunity to observe the actual scar and evaluate whether it was seriously disfiguring, nor was any other evidence adduced regarding the scar’s effects on the victim’s appearance, health, and life … . People v McBride, 2022 NY Slip Op 07034, First Dept 12-13-22

Practice Point: Here defendant was charged with assault first for causing “serious and protracted disfigurement” to the victim. Although two photos of the scar were introduced in evidence and the treating doctor testified, the victim did not testify. It appears that the jury’s inability to see the victim at the time of trial rendered the proof legally insufficient.

 

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