People v. Tennyson

Chief Judge Fuld.

In the early hours of a Summer morning in 1963, a couple, sitting in the front seat of a parked automobile in New Rochelle, were abruptly interrupted by the defendant who opened the front door of the vehicle, shined a light inside and ordered the male occupant out of the car. When the latter did not move, the defendant threatened him with a knife. Just at that moment, another car came along and the defendant ran away. The victim flagged down the passing automobile, which turned out to be a police car, and shortly thereafter the defendant was arrested. He was charged with…