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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. NATHANIEL McMILLION, Appellant.

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The trial court properly exercised its discretion in admitting the opinion testimony of the medical expert that the victim's injuries caused a protracted impairment of the victim's health and constituted a significant risk of death, because "the conclusions to be drawn from the facts `depend upon professional or scientific knowledge or skill not within the range of ordinary training or intelligence'" (People v Cronin, 60 N.Y.2d 430, 432, quoting Dougherty v Milliken, 163 N.Y. 527, 533; see also, People v Keindl, 68 N.Y.2d 410, 422; cf., People v McCart, 157 A.D.2d 194, 197, lv denied 76 N.Y.2d 861; People v Forcione, 156 A.D.2d 952, lv denied 75 N.Y.2d 919). In any event, any error in the admission of that testimony must be deemed harmless.

The trial court properly denied defendant's request to charge assault in the second degree (Penal Law § 120.05) as a lesser included offense of assault in the first degree (Penal Law § 120.10) because there is no reasonable view of the evidence that would support a finding that defendant committed the lesser offense but did not commit the greater offense (see, People v Glover, 57 N.Y.2d 61, 63). "While the defendant is entitled to the most favorable view of the evidence (People v Battle, 22 N.Y.2d 323), the only reasonable view of the evidence here is that the defendant intended to cause `serious physical injury' to his victim. The type of weapon used, the manner in which it was used, the * * * proximity from which the shots were fired, and the location of the victim's bullet wound exclude `"every possible hypothesis"' but guilt of assault in the first degree (People v Henderson, 41 N.Y.2d 233, 236)" (People v Porter, 69 A.D.2d 1007).

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PEOPLE v. McMILLION
(Mar 13, 1992)