Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contentions, his conduct in striking the store detective in the face when the detective tried to prevent him from leaving the store with a hairbrush which he had not paid for, constituted the physical force required to establish the crime of robbery (see, Penal Law § 160.00 [1]). The evidence clearly shows that the defendant used physical force during the course of the robbery for the purpose...
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