People v. Bennett

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Rose Rubin, J.), rendered May 16, 1991, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the second degree and grand larceny in the fourth degree and sentencing him as a second violent felony offender, to concurrent terms of 4 to 8 years and lli to 3 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

The evidence at trial that undercover police officers observed the codefendant pick the victim’s pocket after which defendant shoved the victim to prevent pursuit was sufficient to establish the element of force under Penal Law § 160.00 (1) (see, People v…