Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Phillip Cleaves, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-05-11
Citations: 250 A.D.2d 697
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Phillip Cleaves, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 250
Pages: 697–698

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Phillip Cleaves, Appellant.
[671 NYS2d 701]

Opinion:
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Thomas, J.), rendered March 29, 1996, convicting him of attempted robbery in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The testimony of the prosecution witnesses clearly demonstrated that the defendant's assault of the complainant, while the codefendant attempted to rifle the complainant's pockets, was committed with the intent to steal. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15 [5]). Rosenblatt, J. P., Ritter, Sullivan and Goldstein, JJ., concur.