PEOPLE v. STOKES


118 A.D.2d 428 (1986)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Clarence Stokes, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

March 6, 1986


In substance, the indictment charged that defendant, on the afternoon of January 7, 1983, in Central Park, robbed the female victim of her purse by smashing her face against a cement wall and jabbing her in the face with a screwdriver. Thereafter, defendant was convicted of robbery in the second degree for forcibly stealing property and causing physical injury to the victim (Penal Law § 160.10 [2] [a]), and of robbery in the third degree for forcibly stealing the victim...

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