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People v. Soto

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 5, 1995
216 A.D.2d 337 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

June 5, 1995

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Patterson, J.).


Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, the defendant's motion is denied, the jury verdict is reinstated, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Kings County, for sentencing.

The evidence adduced at trial established that the defendant was standing near a bus stop outside a house which was being burglarized by two others when one of the residents of that house arrived. The defendant repeatedly questioned her regarding when the next bus was going to come, although she told him to consult the bus schedule. When the burglars fled the house and left the scene, the defendant went with them, and was arrested nearby several minutes later, in their company. Based upon this evidence the jury convicted the defendant of burglary in the second degree as an accessory. Given that the evidence adduced was legally sufficient to support that finding, the trial court erred in setting the verdict aside (see generally, People v. Marin, 102 A.D.2d 14, affd 65 N.Y.2d 741; People v. Barnes, 178 A.D.2d 482). Sullivan, J.P., Rosenblatt, O'Brien and Thompson, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Soto

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 5, 1995
216 A.D.2d 337 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

People v. Soto

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. STEVEN SOTO, Respondent

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

Date published: Jun 5, 1995

Citations

216 A.D.2d 337 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
628 N.Y.S.2d 155

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