PEOPLE v. RIVERA


221 A.D.2d 193 (1995)

633 N.Y.S.2d 166

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Miguel Rivera, Appellant

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

November 9, 1995


The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence. There is no legal requirement that defendant personally possess and use a weapon in the course of a robbery. The evidence established that defendant intentionally aided (Penal Law § 20.00) members of his group who seized one victim's operable gun and used it against both victims in stealing property (Penal Law § 160.15 [2]).

Defendant's claim of repugnant verdicts...

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