People v. Baker

The appellant has challenged the jurisdiction of the Criminal Court of the City of New York to find him *1014guilty of an attempt to commit the crime of petit larceny when the complaint charged the completed crime. He relies on the rulings of the Appellate Term of the Supreme 'Court for the Second Department, which held in People v. Febus (N. Y. L. J., Nov. 28, 1966, p. 17, col. 8) and People v. Soman (53 Misc 2d 452), (dictum) that the Criminal Court did not have such authority. This court holds to the contrary.

■Subdivision (10) of section 33 of the New York City Criminal Court Act includes among…