People v. Rivera
Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Su
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence. There is no legal requirement that defendant personally possess and use a weapon in the course of a robbery. The evidence established that defendant intentionally aided (Penal Law § 20.00) members of his group who seized one victim’s operable gun and used it against both victims in stealing property (Penal Law § 160.15 [2]).
Defendant’s claim of repugnant verdicts is without merit {People v Tucker, 55 NY2d 1). Concur—Rosenberger, J. P., Wallach, Rubin, Kupferman and Mazzarelli, JJ.
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