Spain, J.
Defendant and a codefendant, Derrick Coe, were charged in a two-count indictment with assault in the second degree (Penal Law § 120.05 [7]) and promoting prison contraband in the first degree (Penal Law § 205.25 [2]) in connection with an attack on a fellow inmate at Gouverneur Correctional Facility in St. Lawrence County on April 23, 1996. Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of both crimes. Defendant appeals and we affirm.
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