Defendant was convicted of a May 1, 1986 robbery in which he displayed what appeared to be a shotgun. One of the two victims testified that she sensed the weapon against her head. The other described a big gun, with a green handle, which was neither a rifle nor a pistol.
Defendant contends that proof as to the nature of the weapon failed to establish that it "appear[ed] to be a * * * shotgun". (Penal Law § 160.15 [4].) We find this claim to be without merit....
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