People v. Smith

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Hayden, J.), rendered July 8, 2005, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of kidnapping in the second degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree.

On February 5, 2005, while at a shopping mall, defendant opened the passenger side door of the victim’s car, brandished a knife and directed her to drive away. During the ensuing trip which took them to portions of Chemung County and Pennsylvania, defendant took in excess of $1,500 from the victim’s checking and credit card accounts. As a…