Legal Opinion

People v. Spruill

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 27, 1989PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Delin, J.), rendered October 16, 1987, convicting him of burglary in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We find no merit to the defendant’s contention that the prosecution failed to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt because the evidence adduced to support his conviction was purely circumstantial. Inside the burglarized premises, the defendant’s fingerprint was found on a jewelry box, the contents of which had been stolen. Although the defendant…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. MercadoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  2. People v. TalleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. HardenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  2. People v. BallardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

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