People v. Welsh

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Gregory Carro, J.), rendered June 4, 2009, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of seven years, unanimously affirmed.

We reject defendant’s contention that the evidence failed to establish that his conduct manifested the presence of a firearm. The requirement of Penal Law § 160.15 (4), that defendant “[d]isplay[ ] what appears to be a . . . firearm,” was satisfied by the testimony describing the position taken by defendant, combined with words spoken by him.

The complainant was working,…