Defendants, Willie Richardson and Charles Wade, were convicted of robbery in the first degree. At the trial, the People relied primarily on the testimony of the victim, one Chong, a Chinese waiter, who testified as follows: On July 16, 1963, at around 1:30 A.M. he returned from his job to his home in the Alfred E. Smith project, and was followed into the elevator of the building in which he resides by three young men. When the elevator reached...
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