Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Jack Coker, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1976-11-08
Citations: 54 A.D.2d 938
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent v Jack Coker, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 54
Pages: 938–938

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent v Jack Coker, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, rendered May 30, 1975, convicting him of two counts of robbery in the third degree and two counts of grand larceny in the third degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence. Judgment affirmed. Although the evidence convicting defendant was circumstantial, it was sufficient to establish defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt (see People v Benzinger, 36 NY2d 29). The Trial Judge's questioning of the witnesses and of defendant, eliciting significant facts so as to ascertain the truth, was proper (see People v Hinton, 31 NY2d 71). Martuscello, Acting P. J., Latham, Cohalan, Damiani and Hawkins, JJ., concur.