Legal Opinion
People v. Smith
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 2, 1992PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
In this appeal from a conviction for robbery in the first degree, we must determine whether the robbery statute required proof that the defendant intended that his threatened use of force would compel the victim to deliver up her property or overcome resistance to the taking of the property. We conclude that there is such a mens rea element in the statute, but disagree with the Appellate Division that the evidence was legally insufficient to establish it. We therefore reverse the order of the Appellate Division and reinstate defendant’s convictions for robbery and…
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