Judgment by the Bronx County Supreme Court convicting the defendant after trial to a jury of robbery in the first and second degrees, grand larceny in the third degree and possession of a weapon as a misdemeanor, and sentencing him to concurrent indeterminate terms of 12 years on each of…
Defendant was indicted on twelve charges, including one count of Robbery in the First Degree, PL 160.15(3); two counts of Robbery in the Second Degree, PL 160.15(1) and (2)(a); one count of Robbery in the Third Degree, PL 160.05; one count of Grand larceny in the Fourth Degree, PL 155.30(5);…
It was in the afternoon of July 17, 1973, the female complainant in this case entered the elevator at the first floor of her apartment building. She had a cast on her broken foot and was using crutches. The 30-year old male defendant was already on the elevator and, although…
Defendant was convicted after a jury trial of the crimes of Robbery in the First Degree, Grand larceny in the Third Degree and Possession of a Dangerous Weapon. A New York Grand larceny lawyer said that the defendant was indicted for various crimes growing out of an incident which occurred…
The Appellate Division denied the writ, stating that the defendant failed to establish that he was denied the effective assistance of appellate counsel. The defendant thereafter applied for a writ of error coram nobis, alleging that he had been deprived counsel on the State’s appeal. Although a writ of error coram…
Defendant was indicted for the crimes of robbery in the second degree, grand larceny in the second degree, grand larceny in the third degree and burglary in the third degree. In substance it was alleged that he and a male confederate (not apprehended) accosted the complaining witness on a Brooklyn…
In November 1963, the defendant having theretofore pleaded guilty to the crime of attempted robbery in the third degree, unarmed, was sentenced to State Prison for a term of not less than 2 1/2 to 5 years. The defendant filed a notice of appeal from the judgment of conviction. Thereafter,…
The Facts of the Case: A building containing offices and retail establishments was broken into and burglarized. Moments after the silent alarm system went off, the appellants, along with a third person, were found inside including various tools that were apparently used in the burglary. Consequently, appellants were charged and…
The accused man along with a co-accused was convicted of robbery in the first degree. He and his co-accused had been charged with aiding and abetting the actual perpetrator; and the sole evidence linking the accused to the robbery was his own admissions. The evidence was insufficient to establish the…
This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County, rendered October 21, 1993, convicting him of murder in the second degree (two counts), robbery in the first degree (two counts), criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and criminal possession of…