People v. Hill

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Thomas B. Galligan, J.), rendered November 14, 1988, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of grand larceny in the fourth degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of from 2 to 4 years and a definite term of one year, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

The complainant, asleep on a park bench, awoke when he felt someone pulling at his hand. Defendant and another man, who were about five feet away, began to walk away. The complainant noticed his ring was missing…