People v. Mussenden

Four defendants, including appellant Mussenden, were charged, in three separate counts of an indictment, with the crimes of attempted robbery in the first degree, attempted grand larceny in the first degree and assault in the second degree with intent to commit robbery and grand larceny. In brief, the *561first count, of attempted robbery, alleged that the defendants, acting in concert, attempted to steal certain property from one James Gilligan by means of force and fear; the second count, of attempted larceny, recited that the defendants attempted to steal property from Gilligan’s person; and…