People v. Torres

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Barbara F. Newman, J.), rendered January 8, 2004, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of auto stripping in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of IV2 to 3 years, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence. Although the registered owner of the subject vehicle did not testify, her *319husband’s testimony established that he had a possessory interest that was superior to defendant’s interest (cf. Penal Law § 155.00 [5] [definition of “owner” for larceny purposes]) and that defendant…