People v. Lewis

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Dennis Edwards, Jr., J.), rendered May 12, 1988, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the second degree and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of from 6 to 12 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant was immediately arrested after the police observed him and three other individuals rob the complainant. Although the victim, who may have been inebriated at the time of the incident, failed to recall certain details of the robbery, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (People v Contes, 60 NY2d…