People v. Paradiso

In the County Court of Kings county the defendant was convicted of robbery, first degree, and sentenced to Sing Sing State Prison for an indeterminate sentence, the maximum to be thirty years and the minimum fifteen. years and five to ten years additional pursuant to section 1944 of the Penal Law. On appeal, the Appellate Division modified the judgment by striking out the additional sentence and certified the case to us. We think the Appellate Division was right in its modification. (See, also, People v. Kevlon, 221 App. Div. 224.)

Robbery is the unlawful taking of personal property from the…