People v. Abbott

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Breslin, J.), rendered November 23, 2010, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of grand larceny in the fourth degree and fraudulent accosting.

On the afternoon of December 6, 2009, defendant was the front-seat passenger in a vehicle operated by her son, Kevin Gervasio; also present in the vehicle was defendant’s sister and Gervasio’s girlfriend. The quartet, some combination of whom had been drinking beer and/or smoking marihuana, proceeded to a supermarket in the Village of Menands, Albany County— ostensibly so that…