People v. Chessman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gibbons, J.
The defendant stands convicted of the crime of robbery in the .third degree which arises out of the taking of a pocketbook from Lena Newhook who was 81 years of age at the time of the occurrence.
By an indictment dated November 17, 1977, the defendant was charged with the crime of robbery in the third degree under the first count, grand larceny in the third degree under the second count, and petit larceny under the third count.
Briefly stated, the facts show that on October 31, 1977, Mrs. Newhook and her daughter, Mary Eileen, had been shopping at Modell’s…
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