Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York July 21, 1983 (People v. Hoke)

— Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Clyne, J.), rendered March 11, 1981, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of attempted robbery in the first degree. On October 31, 1980, at approximately 11:40 a.m., a young male attempted to steal a purse from Noreen Golembieski as she climbed the porch stairs at 311 Livingston Avenue, Albany. At the time, Mrs.