People v. Patterson

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: There is no merit to defendant’s claim that the verdict was not supported by legally sufficient evidence and was against the weight of evidence. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that the People established that defendant and codefendant forcibly deprived the complainant of the use of his truck, caused substantial damage to it and caused the complainant physical injury. That was sufficient to establish defendant’s guilt of robbery in the second degree (People v Greene, 70 NY2d…