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Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Dutchess County (Dolan, J.), rendered December 16, 1999, convicting him of assault in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, there was a reasonable basis articulated in the record to justify the County Court’s determination to have him handcuffed when he testified before the grand jury (see People v Rouse, 79 NY2d 934 , 935; People v Tucker, 261 AD2d 877 , 878; People v Grant, 234 AD2d 562 ). In any event, reversal is not required since the prosecutor’s cautionary instructions to the grand jury dispelled any possible prejudice to the defendant (see People v Felder, 201 AD2d 884 , 885; People v McEachin, 166 AD2d 814 , 815; People v Gallan, 78 AD2d 904 ). O’Brien, J.P., Friedmann, McGinity and H. Miller, JJ., concur.
Cases cited
- People v. Rouse 79 NY2d 934 at 935 p. 557
- People v. Tucker 261 AD2d 877 at 878 p. 557
- People v. Grant 234 AD2d 562 p. 557
- People v. McEachin 166 AD2d 814 at 815 p. 557