People v. Mitchell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard Carruthers, J.), rendered February 24, 1997, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 2V2 to 5 years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. We see no reason to disturb the jury’s determinations concerning credibility. There was ample evidence from which the jury could reasonably infer that the victim’s money was taken through an implied threat of force, as well as…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. PavaoNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. WalkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- People v. WatsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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