New York Supreme Court April 17, 1980 (People v. Brown)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Ruth Moskowitz, J.

The defendants were found guilty of attempted robbery in the first degree following a jury trial. From the proof, the jury found that on July 21, 1978, at approximately 5:00 a.m., the defendants attempted to steal a handbag from a woman on a subway train. Defendant Brown was also found guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.