People v. Mitchell

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant was convicted after a jury trial of robbery in the first degree (Penal Law § 160.15 [3]) and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree (Penal Law § 265.01 [2]). We conclude that the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see, People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495).

We reject the contention of defendant that his confession was involuntary because it was induced by police deception, i.e., the police officer’s failure to inform him that the victim told the police that the robber was clean shaven and that the victim was…