Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant argues on appeal that there was legally insufficient evidence to convict him of grand larceny in the fourth degree. Specifically, he claims that the People failed to prove there was a "taking" of the complainant's property, an element of the crime (see, Penal Law § 155.30 [5]). According to the defendant, a "taking" only occurs when the perpetrator removes property from the person of the complainant...
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