People v. Santiago

*573OPINION OF THE COURT

Margett, J.

Defendant was convicted of the murder of a 20-year-old girl who was pinned between a moving subway train and the subway platform as a result of his unsuccessful attempt to snatch her purse from his position between cars of the moving train. In convicting the defendant of felony murder, the jury necessarily found that he had attempted to rob his victim. On appeal defendant argues, inter alia, that purse snatching cannot be considered anything more than a larceny, which is not one of the felonies enumerated in the felony murder statute (Penal Law, § 125.25, subd…