PEOPLE v. COLON


220 A.D.2d 232 (1995)

631 N.Y.S.2d 855

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jose Colon, Appellant

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

October 5, 1995


The People proved the element of "threatens the immediate use of physical force" (Penal Law § 160.00) by legally sufficient evidence, establishing that while defendant removed the victim's coat and money, his associate simulated the possession of a handgun and blocked the only exit of escape the victim could have taken (Penal Law § 160.10; see, People v Zagorski, 135 A.D.2d 594, 595).

Defendant's claim that...

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