Opinion
April 17, 1995
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Dunlop, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant stabbed the victim in the neck on January 17, 1991, and then fled. He was located and arrested for this assault in December of 1991. Because the detective that was assigned to this matter searched for but could not locate the defendant and was told by someone that knew the defendant that the defendant had left New York State, the pre-arrest delay did not deprive the defendant of due process because the investigation was conducted in good faith and there was no evidence of dilatory tactics by the People (see, People v Applewaite, 192 A.D.2d 616, 617; People v Rosado, 166 A.D.2d 544).
The attending surgeon's testimony that the puncture wound to the victim's neck created a substantial risk that the victim could have hemorrhaged and died was adequate to support a determination that the knife wound constituted serious physical injury (see, People v Ross, 125 A.D.2d 422). Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (CPL 470.15).
The sentence imposed was neither harsh nor excessive (see, People v Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80).
We have considered the defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be without merit. Ritter, J.P., Altman, Hart and Goldstein, JJ., concur.