Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York October 19, 1995 (People v. Porter)

—Cardona, P. J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Danaher, Jr., J.), rendered December 22, 1992, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of promoting prison contraband in the first degree.

On May 28, 1991, inmates at Southport Correctional Facility in Chemung County seized control of "A-block” taking several correction officers hostage.