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People v. Becht

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Feb 7, 1997
236 A.D.2d 792 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

Opinion

February 7, 1997.

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly determined that the showup identification of defendant was not unduly suggestive. Defendant was apprehended a short distance from the crime scene, and the showup was conducted at the crime scene approximately 40 minutes after the crime was committed. Although defendant was identified while seated in the rear of a police car, the record supports the suppression court's finding that the showup identification was not unduly suggestive ( see, People v Duuvon, 11 NY2d 541, 545; People v Sanders, 224 AD2d 956, lv denied 88 NY2d 885; People v Hendrick, 192 AD2d 1100, lv denied 82 NY2d 755).

Present — Denman, P.J., Green, Pine, Callahan and Boehm, JJ.


The court properly denied defendant's request to charge criminal trespass in the second degree as a lesser included offense of burglary in the second degree. There is no reasonable view of the evidence that would support a finding that defendant committed the lesser offense but not the greater ( see, People v Glover, 57 NY2d 61, 64; People v Lopez, 176 AD2d 468, lv denied 79 NY2d 860).

Defendant's sentence is not unduly harsh or severe.

We have reviewed the arguments raised in defendant's pro se supplemental brief and conclude that they are without merit. (Appeal from Judgment of Supreme Court, Erie County, Cosgrove, J. — Burglary, 2nd Degree.)


Summaries of

People v. Becht

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Feb 7, 1997
236 A.D.2d 792 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
Case details for

People v. Becht

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. Louis A. BECHT…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Feb 7, 1997

Citations

236 A.D.2d 792 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
653 N.Y.S.2d 878

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