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People v. Eason

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 10, 1985
111 A.D.2d 829 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)

Opinion

June 10, 1985

Appeal from the County Court, Nassau County (Delin, J.).


Judgment affirmed.

The totality of the evidence permits no reasonable hypothesis except that of defendant's guilt. The fact that defendant was identified by witnesses as the only person in the immediate vicinity of the house he was accused of attempting to burglarize, both before and after the alarm sounded, coupled with the fact that the rear door to the house was found open and its paint recently damaged, are facts which are all consistent with guilt and inconsistent with innocence, thereby justifying the jury's inference of guilt ( see, People v. Kennedy, 47 N.Y.2d 196). Mollen, P.J., Niehoff, Rubin and Lawrence, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Eason

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 10, 1985
111 A.D.2d 829 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)
Case details for

People v. Eason

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ERIC S. EASON…

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

Date published: Jun 10, 1985

Citations

111 A.D.2d 829 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)

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