People v. Auricchio

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Farlo, J.), rendered August 2, 1984, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, robbery in the second degree, and assault in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant was convicted of charges stemming from the knifepoint robbery of an acquaintance, who recognized the defendant after having pulled his mask off in a struggle. During the robbery the complainant received wounds that required 200 stitches to close.

The trial court refused to allow…