People v. Rittenhouse

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court, Chemung County, rendered August 28, 1969 upon verdicts convicting defendant of two counts of burglary in the third degree and two counts of petit larceny. Defendant was indicted by the February 1969 Grand Jury of Chemung County in two indictments, both charging him with burglary in the third degree and petit larceny. The trial of the first indictment resulted in a mistrial when defendant escaped and did not appear after a recess. Subsequently, in two separate trials, he was found guilty on both counts of each indictment. He was also found guilty of…