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People v. Persaud

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 1, 1997
245 A.D.2d 313 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

Opinion

December 1, 1997

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


Ordered that the judgment is modified, on the law, by reversing the conviction for burglary in the second degree, vacating the sentence imposed thereon, and dismissing that count of the indictment; as so modified, the judgment is affirmed.

As correctly conceded by the People, count one of the indictment, charging the defendant with burglary in the second degree, was rendered duplicitous when the People presented evidence regarding two separate burglaries in the same period ( see, People v. Davila, 198 A.D.2d 371; People v. Stanley, 173 A.D.2d 658). Therefore, the conviction on that count must be reversed, and that count of the indictment must be dismissed ( see, CPL 200.30; People v. Keindl, 68 N.Y.2d 410).

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution ( see, People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt of two counts of petit larceny beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise o our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence ( see, CPL 470.15).

The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit.

Bracken, J. P., O'Brien, Sullivan and Santucci, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Persaud

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 1, 1997
245 A.D.2d 313 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
Case details for

People v. Persaud

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. BOODLERINE PERSAUD…

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

Date published: Dec 1, 1997

Citations

245 A.D.2d 313 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
667 N.Y.S.2d 268

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