People v. Eberhart

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County (LaBuda, J.), rendered October 19, 2005, upon a verdict convicting defendant of two counts of the crime of attempted robbery in the third degree.

*899In August 2004, defendant forced his way into the car of the 78-year-old victim, who was getting into the vehicle after stopping to buy groceries on her way home from a weekly bingo game in the Village of Ellenville, Ulster County. Defendant then struggled with the victim for several minutes and ultimately succeeded in prying her car keys from her hand. The victim began to scream and sound…