Defendant's conviction rests on the following circumstantial evidence: the victim, a 63-year-old woman, testified that sometime after 10:30 P.M. on November 5, 1981, she was awakened by two intruders who broke into her home in the City of Troy, covered her face with a pillowcase, brutally gagged her, lashed her to the bedposts and stole money, jewelry and other personal property from her. She saw only a shadowy male figure with a peaked hat and mask.
That same night...
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