People v. Forant

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Harris, J.), rendered February 18, 1987, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of burglary in the first degree, robbery in the first degree and robbery in the second degree.

All of the relevant facts in this case are set forth in our decision affirming the conviction of a codefendant with whom defendant was jointly tried (see, People v Tucker, 140 AD2d 887). On this appeal, there are two additional issues raised by defendant seeking reversal which were not considered in People v Tucker (supra).

First, defendant contends…