People v. McMahon

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Edward Davidowitz, J., at hearing and trial), rendered June 21, 1988, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of four counts of first degree robbery and sentencing him to four concurrent terms of imprisonment of from 8 to 24 years, unanimously reversed, on the law, and the matter is remanded for a new trial.

Over the course of several weeks, defendant allegedly robbed four women, three of whom lived in the same building complex. The robberies all took place in or near the apartment elevator. All four victims identified defendant in lineups held six to…