People v. Cuevas

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Herrick, J.), rendered April 11, 2014, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of robbery in the third degree, criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree (two counts) and forgery in the second degree.

During the early morning hours of March 24, 2013, the victim had her purse stolen by a male assailant as she was walking in the vicinity of Madison Avenue and Partridge Street in the City of Albany. Later that morning, an individual— subsequently identified as defendant — used the victim’s credit card to make…