The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and there was neither a constructive amendment of the indictment nor a variance between the indictment and the proof. Notwithstanding the conjunctive language used in the indictment, the People had no obligation to prove that defendant displayed what appeared to be a firearm both during the crime and in immediate flight therefrom (People v Charles,
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