People v. Williams

Judgment unanimously modified, on the law, and, as modified, affirmed, in accordance with the following memorandum: Defendant appeals from his conviction following a jury trial of attempted kidnapping in the second degree, attempted robbery in the first degree, attempted grand larceny in the third degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. On July 1, 1975 defendant entered the Corbett Funeral Home in Rochester to keep an appointment that he had arranged with the manager, Shaver. Upon arriving at Shaver’s office he excused himself and went into the bathroom. The manager…