Criminal Law · MBE-tested
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John McNeir, Appellant
192 A.D.2d 464596 N.Y.S.2d 413·New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division·1993·NY
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Opinion
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v John McNeir, Appellant.
[596 NYS2d 413]
[MAJORITY]
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Patricia Williams, J.), rendered September 10, 1991, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of attempted robbery in the third degree, and sentencing him to five years probation, unanimously affirmed.
In viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), defendant’s actions in grabbing the complainant’s dog leash, demanding the dog, and forcibly throwing complainant to the ground established that he intended to steal the animal (Penal Law §§ 110.00, 160.05). Concur — Milonas, J. P., Rosenberger, Ross and Kassal, JJ.