People v. Smith

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1992-04-02

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OPINION OF THE COURT Kaye, J. In this appeal from a conviction for robbery in the first degree, we must determine whether the robbery statute required proof that the defendant intended that his threatened use of force would compel the victim to deliver up her property or overcome resistance to the taking of the property. We conclude that there is such a mens rea element in the statute, but disag…

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