Judgments affirmed.
Both the defendants claim that the court erred in its charge to the jury concerning acting in concert (Penal Law § 20.00). They argue that the charge did not draw the jury's attention sufficiently to the element of intent required for the imposition of liability as an accessory, and that it further minimized this element by emphasizing that one can be guilty of accessorial conduct however small a part one plays in the crime. The court refused...
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