The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. The evidence warranted the conclusion that when defendant, who was brandishing a razor blade, said to the victim "Let me hold your jacket," a phrase understood by both the victim and the arresting officer to be a slang expression for "Give me your jacket," defendant was attempting to rob the victim (see People v Johnson,
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PEOPLE v. GALLEGOS
16 A.D.3d 225 (2005)
792 N.Y.S.2d 393
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. FERNANDO GALLEGOS, Appellant.
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March 17, 2005.
March 17, 2005.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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