People v. Tufano

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme *827Court, Queens County, rendered June 1, 1976, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered. No issue has been presented with respect to the facts. Defendant, Michael Tufano, and William Terenzi were indicted for the crime of robbery in the first degree in connection with an armed robbery at a Queens pharmacy. Terenzi pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and was sentenced to five years probation. At Tufano’s trial, the People’s case consisted…