People v. Jones

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Thomas B. Galligan, J.), rendered October 6, 1988, convicting defendant, after jury trial, of robbery in the third degree and sentencing him as a predicate felon to a term of imprisonment of from 3 to 6 years, unanimously affirmed.

The subway car confrontation, during which defendant and his two companions intimidated the victim, seized his Walk*205man radio and headset, prevented his exit from the train, and threw the victim against the doors of the car, satisfied the requirement for a forcible taking (Penal Law § 160.00). Neither the prosecutor’s…