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People v. Finnerty

Defendant's Self-Serving, Conclusory Claims of Confusion Meritless; Convictions Affirmed

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*1 Appeals from two judgments of the City Court of Yonkers, Westchester County (Arthur J. Doran, III, J., at pleas; Robert C. Cerrato, J., at sentencing), rendered November 17, 2015. The judgments convicted defendant, upon his pleas of guilty, of assault in the third degree, and criminal contempt in the second degree, respectively.PER CURIAMORDERED that, on the court’s own motion, the appeals are consolidated for the purposes of disposition; and it is further,ORDERED that the judgments of conviction are affirmed.According to a misdemeanor information and supporting deposition, on November 21, 2014, defendant, James Finnerty, and his girlfriend, were sitting in a pickup truck in Yonkers, when defendant grabbed her neck and applied pressure, causing the girlfriend to sustain substantial pain, swelling and redness. Defendant also allegedly pulled her hair and grabbed her head and the back of her neck. Defendant was charged in a misdemeanor information with

 
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