The complainant was knocked to the ground by a punch to the throat, after which a gold chain was violently ripped from her neck. Bystanders chased defendant and apprehended him. Neck pain persisted for at least a week, and residual effects were still felt at trial more than a year and one half later. The pain suffered by the victim is sufficient to meet the definition of "physical injury" (Penal Law § 10.00 [9]) and to sustain conviction for robbery in the second degree...
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