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People v. Bills

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Dec 27, 2000
278 A.D.2d 836 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)

Opinion

December 27, 2000.

Appeal from Judgment of Niagara County Court, Broderick, J. — Burglary, 3rd Degree.

PRESENT: GREEN, J. P., HAYES, HURLBUTT, KEHOE AND BALIO, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum:

Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him of burglary in the third degree (Penal Law 140.20) and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of incarceration of 2 1/2 to 5 years. Contrary to the contention of defendant, County Court properly determined that he was not denied his statutory right to a speedy trial. The People commenced prosecution of the felony within the applicable statutory time period ( see, CPL 30.30 [a]; People v. Cooper, 219 A.D.2d 426, 433, affd 90 N.Y.2d 292; Matter of Chang v. Rotker, 155 A.D.2d 49, 58). Also contrary to defendant's contentions, the jury's finding that defendant unlawfully entered a homeowner's garage and stole a toolbox is supported by legally sufficient evidence and is not against the weight of the evidence ( see, People v. Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490, 495). Defendant's remaining contentions are not preserved for our review, and we decline to reach them as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice ( see, CPL 470.15 [a]).


Summaries of

People v. Bills

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Dec 27, 2000
278 A.D.2d 836 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
Case details for

People v. Bills

Case Details

Full title:PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. JAMES P. BILLS…

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

Date published: Dec 27, 2000

Citations

278 A.D.2d 836 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
721 N.Y.S.2d 844

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