The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Dominique Donnay, Defendant–Appellant. (2022)

Robert S. Dean, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York (Ben A. Schatz of counsel), for appellant.

Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Amanda Katherine Regan of counsel), for respondent.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (James M. Burke, J.), rendered January 3, 2020, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the third degree and two counts of criminal contempt in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to an aggregate term of 31/212 to 7 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 NY3d 342, 348–349 [2007] ).  There is no basis for disturbing the jury's credibility determinations.  The jury could have reasonably inferred that defendant intended to deprive the victim of his phone permanently.  The evidence showed, among other things, that defendant departed with the phone and demanded money for its return.  With regard to the contempt convictions, the evidence also supports inferences that in two physical altercations with the victim, defendant acted with the intent set forth in Penal Law § 215.51(b)(v).

We perceive no basis for reducing the sentence.