People v. Pierce

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Renee White, J.), rendered November 15, 1990, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of attempted robbery in the first degree and attempted robbery in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a second violent felony offender, to concurrent terms of IVz to 15 years and 3 Vi to 7 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant and an accomplice were apprehended by police officers who observed bystanders chasing defendant after the two had robbed complainant at knifepoint. The knife was recovered from the defendant by an officer who saw him…