Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2012

People v. Brown

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided February 10, 2012

92 A.D.3d 1216; 937 N.Y.2d 803

Cases that cite this one

28 later published cases cite this decision. The 25 that cite it most often are listed here.

People v. Rhynes (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2025)
People v. Marryshow (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2018)
People v. Patterson (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2025)
People v. Castro (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2022)
People v. McGuire (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2021)
People v. Wright (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2020)
People v. James (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2017)
EASLEY, GRANT A., PEOPLE v (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2015)
DANIELS, MARK, PEOPLE v (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2015)
People v. Easley (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2015)
People v. Easley (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2015)
People v. Daniels (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2015)
People v. Daniels (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2015)
CURRY, ROBERT D., PEOPLE v (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2014)
People v. Curry (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2014)
People v. Curry (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2014)
COLLINS, ROOSEVELT, PEOPLE v (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2013)
DARK, DAVAN, PEOPLE v (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2013)
People v. Dark (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2013)
People v. Dark (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2013)
People v. Collins (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2013)
People v. Collins (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2013)
GEROYIANIS, LOUIS, PEOPLE v (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2012)
ADAMS, MARQUIL L., PEOPLE v (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2012)
People v. Adams (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2012)

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Opinion of the Court

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a nonjury verdict of robbery in the first degree (Penal Law § 160.15 [4]), robbery in the second degree (§ 160.10 [1]), and grand larceny in the third degree (former § 155.35). Defendant failed to preserve for our review his contention that County Court erred in granting the People’s motion for an order directing him to submit to a buccal swab inasmuch as he did not move to suppress the DNA evidence obtained therefrom (see People v Clark, 15 AD3d 864, 865 [2005], lv denied 4 NY3d 885 [2005], 5 NY3d 787 [2005]; see generally People v Middleton, 54 NY2d 42, 48-49 [1981]). “In any event, ‘there is no basis here to disturb the court’s determination that there was probable cause to order the [buccal swab]’ ” (Clark, 15 AD3d at 865; see generally Matter of Abe A., 56 NY2d 288, 297-298 [1982]).

Contrary to defendant’s further contention, the conviction is *1217supported by legally sufficient evidence (see generally People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495 [1987]). Although the employees of the bank robbed by defendant and his accomplices could not specifically identify defendant, the element of identity was established by a compelling chain of circumstantial evidence that had no reasonable explanation except that defendant was one of the perpetrators (see People v Butler, 81 AD3d 484 [2011], lv denied 16 NY3d 893 [2011]; People v Clark, 76 AD3d 916 [2010], lv denied 15 NY3d 952 [2010]; People v Jurgensen, 288 AD2d 937, 938 [2001], lv denied 97 NY2d 684 [2001]). That evidence included the presence of defendant’s DNA in the stolen vehicle used by the perpetrators to flee the scene. Viewing the evidence in light of the elements of the crimes in this nonjury trial (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 349 [2007]), we reject defendant’s contention that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence (see generally Bleakley, 69 NY2d at 495). Finally, the sentence is not unduly harsh or severe. Present — Centra, J.R, Fahey, Peradotto, Garni and Martoche, JJ.

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