People v. McClain

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Herrick, J.), rendered June 24, 2014, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crimes of robbery in the first degree (two counts) and robbery in the second degree.

On the evening of July 11, 2013, City of Albany Police Officer Anthony Scalise and his partner responded to a radio dispatch of an armed robbery at a club in the City of Albany. The suspects were described as five or six black males wearing dark clothing and masks. Upon the officer’s arrival, several victims informed them that the perpetrators had just fled on…