People v. Elfe

This is an appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Greene County, rendered August 15, 1969, convicting defendant of robbery in the first degree, three counts of assault in the third degree, three counts of possession of weapons and dangerous instruments and appliance (Penal Law, § 265.05, subd. 2) and criminal possession of stolen property in the first degree.

During the midafternoon of July 19, 1968, a Fort Lee, New Jersey automobile salesman reported to the local police that two men earlier had taken a red Pontiac from the lot for a tryout and had failed to return. At about 9:30 that…