The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence. There is no basis upon which to disturb the jury's determinations concerning credibility. The evidence established that, immediately after defendant and his accomplice completed a larceny by tricking the victim into giving them her diamond bracelet, they used force for the purpose of retaining the bracelet (see Penal Law § 160.00 [1]). Defendant did not use force solely to facilitate his escape; on the contrary...
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