Case Name: In the Matter of Mark T., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1990-12-04
Citations: 168 A.D.2d 218
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Mark T., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 168
Pages: 218–219

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Mark T., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant.

Opinion:
Order of disposition, Family Court, Bronx County (Virginia Yancey, J.), entered December 15, 1989, which adjudicated appellant a juvenile delinquent and placed him with the Division for Youth for a period of 14 months after a fact-finding determination that he committed acts which, if done by an adult, would constitute the crime of grand larceny in the fourth degree, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Appellant and two others approached Keith Francis and Victor Mercado, 11th grade students, on the street. One of appellant's accomplices asked Keith if he had any money, while appellant held Victor in a chokehold. Keith handed over his wallet to appellant's accomplice.
The issue on appeal is whether appellant could be lawfully convicted of grand larceny in the fourth degree in view of the fact that he was acquitted of robbery. A verdict is inconsistent where acquittal on one crime is conclusive as to a necessary element of the other crime for which defendant was found guilty. (People v Goodfriend, 64 NY2d 695, 697.) A necessary element of robbery is the use or threatened use of physical force, which is not an element of grand larceny. Speculation contained in the briefs as to the thought processes of the trier of fact is unwarranted (People v Goodfriend, supra, at 697). Concur — Ross, J. P., Carro, Milonas, Rosenberger and Asch, JJ.