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People v. Rodriguez

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 31, 1994
200 A.D.2d 775 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)

Opinion

January 31, 1994

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Cohen, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

At approximately 10:00 A.M. on July 18, 1991, the defendant entered the apartment of a 93-year-old stranger, the complainant herein, without permission. Once inside, the defendant took a bottle of soda from the complainant's refrigerator and then used his bathroom, before exiting the apartment. No words were exchanged between the defendant and the complainant during this time. For these acts, the jury convicted the defendant of burglary in the second degree and petit larceny.

The defendant contends that his conviction for burglary must be reversed because the evidence was legally insufficient to establish that he had the requisite intent to commit a crime when he entered the premises. The defendant offers this specific ground for dismissal for the first time on appeal and has therefore failed to preserve the issue for appellate review (CPL 470.05; People v. Udzinski, 146 A.D.2d 245). In any event, 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 beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (CPL 470.15).

The defendant's sentence was not excessive.

We have examined the defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be without merit. Sullivan, J.P., Rosenblatt, Pizzuto and Joy, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Rodriguez

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 31, 1994
200 A.D.2d 775 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
Case details for

People v. Rodriguez

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. FRANK RODRIGUEZ…

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

Date published: Jan 31, 1994

Citations

200 A.D.2d 775 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
607 N.Y.S.2d 102

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