Legal Opinion
People v. Mendez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 21, 1988PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Pincus, J.), rendered November 21, 1985, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
As the complainant was being robbed at knifepoint, a witness approached to help him. Although they did not know the defendant, the complainant and the witness provided detailed descriptions which matched the defendant’s appearance at the time of his arrest. Another witness, who was standing nearby, informed the complainant and the first witness that he…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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