People v. Carr-El

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

*547Defendant was convicted of robbery in the second degree (Penal Law § 160.10 [1]), grand larceny in the fourth degree (Penal Law § 155.30 [5]) and several lesser offenses, after a jury trial in which the People relied principally on the testimony of the arresting officer, Darge, and complaining witness, Gavilanes. The theory underlying the larceny conviction was that defendant acted as a lookout and thereby aided his accomplice, Postigo, when Postigo took property from Gavilanes while he was sleeping in an…