People v. Newell

Appeal from .a judgment of the County Court of Rensselaer County (Ceresia, J.), rendered October 17, 2012, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of robbery in the first degree (two counts) and attempted robbery in the first degree (two counts).

Defendant was charged in a multi-count indictment with attempted murder in the second degree, assault in the first degree, two counts of robbery in the first degree (causing serious physical injury), two counts of robbery in the first degree (armed with a deadly weapon), attempted robbery in the first degree (causing serious physical injury)…