People v. Curet

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Rensselaer County (Sheridan, J.), rendered April 9, 1997, upon a verdict convict*1018ing defendant of the crimes of robbery in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.

Defendant was being tried before County Court on charges of robbery in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. During its deliberations the jury requested clarification of that part of the charge which explained the concept of the “minimal amount of force” that must be exerted by a defendant in order to find him or her…