People v. Stansberry

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Budd Goodman, J.), rendered March 9, 1992, convicting defendant of robbery in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent violent felony offender, to a term of 15 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant was apprehended shortly after beating and robbing an elderly man. Defendant’s contention that improper bolstering testimony was admitted is without merit. During *318cross-examination of the victim defense counsel elicited testimony that defendant was arrested after the victim spoke to a police officer. The brief and restricted testimony…