People v. Jones

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Harris, J.), rendered December 26,1981, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of robbery in the first degree. Defendant was convicted by a jury upon the single-count indictment charging him with robbery in the first degree as the result of an incident in the Sunrise Tavern in the City of Albany at about 3:20 a.m. on December 31,1980. Defendant was found to have grabbed the bartender from behind, held a knife to his throat, and taken cash and a watch from him, after which he allegedly took money from the cash register.…