People v. Baker

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County (Vogt, J.), rendered August 16, 1982, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of robbery in the second degree.

On October 27, 1981, two teen-age males, defendant and Michael Vorst, were stopped by the State Police several miles from where a bank robbery had occurred in the Town of Rosendale, Ulster County. Vorst and defendant were subsequently indicted for the crime of robbery in the second degree. Prior to trial, Vorst pleaded guilty to the charged crime.

At trial, Vorst testified that he and defendant decided that Vorst…