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People v. Oleman

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 19, 2007
41 A.D.3d 738 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)

Opinion

No. 2005-05737.

June 19, 2007.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Rooney, J.), rendered June 9, 2005, convicting him of burglary in the second degree (two counts), assault in the second degree, reckless endangerment in the second degree, and possession of burglar's tools, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Lynn W. L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (Jonathan M. Kratter of counsel), for appellant.

Daniel M. Donovan, Jr., District Attorney, Staten Island, N.Y. (Karen F. McGee and Anne Crick of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Prudenti, P.J., Santucci, Covello and Carni, JJ.


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant's contention, the trial court did not err in accepting a partial verdict ( see People v Spears, 276 AD2d 725; People v Andino, 210 AD2d 28). Neither CPL 310.70 nor any other provision of law precludes a trial court's inquiry into whether the jury, after a substantial period of deliberation, has agreed upon a verdict as to any of the counts submitted, and in then accepting a partial verdict ( see People v Spears, supra; People v Mendez, 221 AD2d 162, 163). Under the circumstances presented in this case, the trial court properly accepted the partial verdict in light of the fact that there was a medical issue concerning one juror and the jury had deliberated for approximately seven hours over a two-day period ( see People v Brown, 1 AD3d 147; People v Spears, supra; People v Andino, supra).

The sentence imposed was not excessive ( see People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80).


Summaries of

People v. Oleman

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 19, 2007
41 A.D.3d 738 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)
Case details for

People v. Oleman

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ROBERT OLEMAN…

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

Date published: Jun 19, 2007

Citations

41 A.D.3d 738 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)
2007 N.Y. Slip Op. 5533
836 N.Y.S.2d 881

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