Defendant accosted Daisy Carbajal in an elevator and, holding a 9-inch-long knife to her throat, tore at chains around her neck, and then fled as she screamed. Carbajal, who had been wearing two chains when she entered the elevator, was left with only one torn chain. On appeal, defendant argues that since there is no direct evidence that he actually held the missing chain in his hand, the People's proof of asportation is insufficient to establish his guilt of robbery beyond...
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