Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Kenneth Murray, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1989-03-10
Citations: 148 A.D.2d 1006
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Kenneth Murray, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 148
Pages: 1006–1007

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Kenneth Murray, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and indictment dismissed. Memorandum: The conviction of attempted assault in the second degree (Penal Law § 120.05 [3]) must be reversed because "the crime is a legal impossibility" (People v Campbell, 72 NY2d 602, 607). (Appeal from judgment of Genesee County Court, Morton, J. — attempted assault, second degree.) Present — Dillon, P. J., Callahan, Green, Pine and Lawton, JJ.