Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York November 10, 1986 (People v. Copeland)

*670The testimony of the People’s witnesses at the trial showed that the defendant entered an ice cream store, ordered an ice cream cone and then demanded the money from the cash register, telling the store’s employees that he had a gun. One prosecution witness testified that the defendant patted his waist area as he spoke, and another stated that he put his hand close to his coat.