People v. Hope

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Feldman, J.), rendered May 10, 1985, convicting him of attempted robbery in the first degree and assault in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

When the evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to the People, the elements of attempted robbery in the first degree (Penal Law § 160.15 [4]) were sufficiently made out. The defendant’s intent to forcibly steal property from the complainant may be inferred from the defendant’s conduct and the surrounding…