Does the attempt by a juvenile, from a moving subway train, to take a handbag from a woman standing on the station platform constitute attempted robbery within the meaning of section 160.00 of the Penal Law, when there is no resistance by, or physical contact with, the victim? This question of apparent first impression must be answered in the affirmative.
The facts of the case are uncontroverted. On August 18, 1982 at approximately...
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