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People v. Onorati

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 8, 2005
15 A.D.3d 216 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)

Opinion

5291

February 8, 2005.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Jeffrey M. Atlas, J.), rendered June 2, 2003, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the third degree, two counts of grand larceny in the fourth degree, and three counts of criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to an aggregate term of 2½ to 5 years, unanimously affirmed.

Before: Tom, J.P., Andrias, Friedman, Sullivan and Nardelli, JJ., concur.


The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence. The jury could have reasonably concluded that defendant used force to simultaneously flee from the victim and to retain the stolen property, and that his actions constituted force within the meaning of the robbery statute ( see e.g. People v. McMahon, 279 AD2d 272, lv denied 96 NY2d 803; People v. Thomas, 226 AD2d 120, lv denied 88 NY2d 886).

The court's Sandoval ruling balanced the appropriate factors and was a proper exercise of discretion ( see People v. Hayes, 97 NY2d 203; People v. Walker, 83 NY2d 455, 458-459; People v. Pavao, 59 NY2d 282, 292). When defendant's direct testimony created an impression that he had a peaceable, nonviolent disposition, the court properly modified its ruling to permit inquiry as to two incidents where defendant menaced other persons with dangerous instruments ( see People v. Fardan, 82 NY2d 638, 645-647).


Summaries of

People v. Onorati

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 8, 2005
15 A.D.3d 216 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)
Case details for

People v. Onorati

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOSEPH ONORATI…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Feb 8, 2005

Citations

15 A.D.3d 216 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)
789 N.Y.S.2d 138

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