People v. Little

OPINION OF THE COURT

Edward M. Davidowitz, J.

Defendants are charged with robbery in the first and second degrees and related crimes. The indictment alleges that they, *861and three other young men, while armed with a handgun, assaulted and robbed Vincent Pinto on December 28, 1989.*

The record discloses that defendants approached Mr. Pinto about 9:15 p.m. while he was traveling on a subway. Durham pointed a gun at him, and the others held him, rifled his pockets, and took his money and jacket. Little then punched Mr. Pinto in the face and threw him from the train at the Zarega Avenue station.

The…