People v. Mitchell

—Crew III, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Breslin, J.), rendered December 23, 1997, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of attempted robbery in the first degree (two counts), robbery in the first degree, criminal use of a firearm in the first degree, grand larceny in the fourth degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (two counts).

As the result of a string of robberies that took place in the City of Albany, defendant was indicted and charged with two counts of robbery in the first degree, two counts of attempted robbery in…