People v. Condon

The indictment charged defendant with the armed robbery of Hiram Green’s Liquor Store in Hicksville, Long Island (Nassau County) on November 27, 1965.

On the trial, the totality of the direct evidence against the defendant consisted of eyewitness testimony of a clerk who was on duty in the liquor store at the time of the robbery. In addition to this direct evidence, there was extensive testimony tending to establish that defendant had committed a similar robbery at a liquor store in Suffolk County approximately one week after the robbery charged in the indictment. This testimony established…