PEOPLE v. CIENA


173 A.D.2d 408 (1991)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Peter John Ciena, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

May 30, 1991


At trial, cabdriver Juan Castro testified that defendant robbed him of cash and his cab at gunpoint. Several hours later, acting on a tip relayed through the cab company dispatcher, Castro and some friends recovered the cab and captured defendant. Police on the scene discovered a broken toy pistol in the cab.

Defendant, on the other hand, testified that he was a prior acquaintance of Castro, and that he had not taken the money by force, but that Castro had given him...

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