People v. Mullings
| Decision Date | 02 April 2013 |
| Citation | 2013 N.Y. Slip Op. 02170,961 N.Y.S.2d 470,105 A.D.3d 407 |
| Parties | The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Deshorn MULLINGS, Defendant–Appellant. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
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Steven Banks, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Desiree Sheridan of counsel), for appellant.
Robert T. Johnson, District Attorney, Bronx (Nancy Killian of counsel), for respondent.
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Ann M. Donnelly, J.), rendered May 10, 2010, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of seven years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence ( see People v. Danielson, 9 N.Y.3d 342, 348–349, 849 N.Y.S.2d 480, 880 N.E.2d 1 [2007] ). The evidence established the element of physical injury ( seePenal Law § 10.00[9]; § 160.10[2][a] ). That element only requires proof that a victim's injuries were more than mere “petty slaps, shoves, kicks and the like” (Matter of Philip A., 49 N.Y.2d 198, 200, 424 N.Y.S.2d 418, 400 N.E.2d 358 [1980] ).
The evidence supports the inference that the victim sustained substantial pain as a result of defendant's violent attack ( see People v. Rojas, 61 N.Y.2d 726, 472 N.Y.S.2d 615, 460 N.E.2d 1100 [1984] ). Among other things, defendant shoved the victim into a fence and repeatedly punched him in the face in an effort to steal his property. This caused bruising, pain and swelling, which made it difficult for the victim to eat and sleep. The jury could have reasonably concluded that these actions caused “more than slight or trivial pain” ( see People v. Chiddick, 8 N.Y.3d 445, 447, 834 N.Y.S.2d 710, 866 N.E.2d 1039 [2007] ), even though the victim did not seek medical attention ( see People v. Guidice, 83 N.Y.2d 630, 636, 612 N.Y.S.2d 350, 634 N.E.2d 951 [1994] ).
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