People v. Coles
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Damiani, J. P.
On October 15,1979, at about 4:30 p.m., two men robbed the occupants of a taxicab at gunpoint at the corner of Brighton and Castleton Avenues in the West Brighton area of Staten Island. They took $38 from the driver and $2 from his passenger, ordered them out of the cab, and drove it away. The driver reported the robbery to the police and gave them descriptions of the two robbers. Among those who responded to his call were Officer Frank Tripoli and two other officers who had been patrolling the area in plain clothes in an unmarked car. At about 8:00 p.m. that…
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