People v. Castricone

—Case held, decision reserved and matter remitted to Supreme Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following Memorandum: Supreme Court should have held a hearing on defendant’s pro se motion, made prior to sentencing, to set aside the verdict. The sole issue at trial was whether defendant was one of two men who committed the armed robbery of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant on August 8, 1991. Defense counsel vigorously cross-examined the eyewitnesses and argued strenuously on summation that this was a case of mistaken identity. In support of his pro se motion, defendant…