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THE EVIDENCE OF “PHYSICAL INJURY” IN THIS ASSAULT SECOND PROSECUTION WAS LEGALLY INSUFFICIENT (FOURTH DEPT).

The Fourth Department, reversing defendant’s second degree assault conviction, determined the physical-injury element of the offense was not supported by legally sufficient evidence:

… [T]he evidence of the injury inflicted here, viewed objectively, established only that the correction officer sustained slight scraping and scratching, perhaps some bruising, minor swelling in the wrist, a small laceration, and abrasions or redness, without any bleeding … . Indeed, although medical staff at the correctional facility purportedly noted bruising on the correction officer’s forearm, no bruising is apparent in the photographs taken shortly after the incident, and the photographs otherwise depict only minimal redness on the correction officer’s arm and hand, a minuscule nick on the knuckle of his index finger, and a slight scratch along his arm … . People v Dowdell, 2023 NY Slip Op 01432, Fourth Dept 3-17-23

Practice Point: Here the evidence of “physical injury” was deemed legally insufficient to support the assault second conviction. The decision analyzes all of the relevant aspects of “physical injury” including pain.

 

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