People v. Maddox

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (James Leff, J.), rendered March 15, 1988, convicting defendant, after jury trial, of robbery in the second degree and sentencing him, as persistent violent felony offender, to an indeterminate term of 15 years’ to life imprisonment, unanimously affirmed.

On May 26, 1987, as the complainant entered the apartment building where she resided at 228 West 25th Street, the defendant grabbed her from behind around her neck and stole four single dollar bills from her wallet. The police were called and given an accurate description of defendant as a tall black…