People v. Sweeper

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

People v. Sweeper

281 A.D.2d 300, 723 N.Y.S.2d 142, 2001 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 2960

CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

DecidedMarch 22, 2001

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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People v. Sweeper, 281 A.D.2d 300, 723 N.Y.S.2d 142, 2001 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 2960 (N.Y. Ct. App. 2001).

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—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lawrence Bernstein, J.), rendered February 25, 1998, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a second violent felony offender, to a term of 7 years, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. The elements of force and of assistance by another person actually present were clearly established by the evidence, including credible testimony that defendant suggested to the victim that he was carrying a gun, and that defendant’s accomplice displayed a gun before fleeing, in order to prevent pursuit by the victim. Defendant’s acquittal of robbery in the first degree does not warrant a different conclusion (see, People v Rayam, 94 NY2d 557).

The court was under no obligation to grant defendant’s request to charge grand larceny in the fourth degree since that crime is not a lesser included offense of any degree of robbery (see, People v Glover, 57 NY2d 61).

Defendant’s remaining contentions are unpreserved and we decline to review them in the interest of justice. Were we to review these claims, we would reject them. Concur — Sullivan, P. J., Rosenberger, Nardelli, Tom and Mazzarelli, JJ.

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—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lawrence Bernstein, J.), rendered February 25, 1998, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a second violent felony offender, to a term of 7 years, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. The elements of force and of assistance by another person actually present were clearly established by the evidence, including credible testimony that defendant suggested to the victim that he was carrying a gun, and that defendant’s accomplice displayed a gun before fleeing, in order to prevent pursuit by the victim. Defendant’s acquittal of robbery in the first degree does not warrant a different conclusion (see, People v Rayam, 94 NY2d 557).

The court was under no obligation to grant defendant’s request to charge grand larceny in the fourth degree since that crime is not a lesser included offense of any degree of robbery (see, People v Glover, 57 NY2d 61).

Defendant’s remaining contentions are unpreserved and we decline to review them in the interest of justice. Were we to review these claims, we would reject them. Concur — Sullivan, P. J., Rosenberger, Nardelli, Tom and Mazzarelli, JJ.

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281 A.D.2d 300, 723 N.Y.S.2d 142, 2001 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 2960, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/people-v-sweeper-nyappdiv-2001.

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