Appeal denied in Steuben County attempted murder case

A state Appellate Court has rejected an appeal from a Rochester man in connection with a drug-related shooting in Bath four years ago.  28-year-old Steven Alexander had pleaded guilty to felony criminal possession of a weapon and as a result, six other counts were dropped including attempted murder. Prosecutors admitted that errors were made with instructions given to a grand jury. Alexander seized on that and wanted the indictment dismissed. In its three-page decision, the Appellate Court ruled that it concluded that dismissal is not required because the error did not impair the integrity of the grand jury proceeding with respect to the sole count of the indictment to which Alexander ultimately pleaded guilty. Alexander is currently service a ten year sentence at Clinton Correction. He won’t be eligible for parole until November 2022.