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People v. Sanchez

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jun 5, 1992
184 A.D.2d 1052 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)

Opinion

June 5, 1992

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Monroe County, Bergin, J.

Present — Callahan, J.P., Green, Lawton, Davis and Doerr, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant has failed to preserve the contention that the trial court committed reversible error in its charge on burglary by failing to define clearly the element of entering unlawfully and by merging that element with the separate element of acting with intent to commit a crime (see, CPL 470.05). We decline to address that issue in the interest of justice (see, CPL 470.15 [a]).

There is no merit to defendant's contention that dismissal of the indictment is required. The Assistant District Attorney's instructions to the Grand Jury on the law of burglary did not "substantially undermine [the] essential function" of the Grand Jury (People v. Calbud, Inc., 49 N.Y.2d 389, 396; see, People v Scott, 175 A.D.2d 625).

Finally, we conclude that the court properly denied defendant's request for a missing witness charge (see, People v. Gonzalez, 68 N.Y.2d 424, 428).


Summaries of

People v. Sanchez

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jun 5, 1992
184 A.D.2d 1052 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)
Case details for

People v. Sanchez

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. EDWIN SANCHEZ…

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

Date published: Jun 5, 1992

Citations

184 A.D.2d 1052 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)
585 N.Y.S.2d 265