A robber who holds and uses a black object covered by a towel in such manner as to give his victims the impression that he is threatening them with a gun "[d]isplays what appears to be a * * * firearm" within the meaning of subdivision 4 of section 160.15 of the Penal Law, and an instruction to the jury to that effect is not erroneous. It is error, however, in a case in which the jury could conclude...
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