Legal Opinion
People v. Lopez
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 23, 1989PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Wachtler
In these two cases the defendants have been convicted of robbery in the first degree. The question common to the appeals is whether the evidence in each case is sufficient to prove that, during the course of the robbery, the defendant *218displayed what appears to be a firearm, the element necessary to elevate the crime to the first degree (Penal Law § 160.15 [4]). In each case the Appellate Division found the proof sufficient and the defendant appeals.
In People v Lopez, the robbery took place on a Manhattan street in October 1984. The victim and two female…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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