People v. Azor

OPINION OF THE COURT

Robert S. Kreindler, J.

Defendant moves to set aside the verdict of guilty on the count charging defendant with robbery in the first degree, a forcible taking by using or threatening to use a dangerous instrument. (Penal Law § 160.15 [3].) In determining this motion the court has considered events at the trial, the moving papers, and the People’s memorandum.

On May 22, 1995 at approximately 12:50 p.m., the victim was attacked inside an elevator in a building located at 240 East 18th Street, Brooklyn, New York. The perpetrator placed a *428hard object in the victim’s back and,…