People v. Lloyd

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Renee White, J.), rendered May 2, 1990, which convicted defendant after a jury trial of burglary in the third degree and sentenced him to a term of imprisonment of 2-Vi to 5 years in prison, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant was arrested after being observed on his hands and knees removing the personal belongings of a secretary from the space behind her desk in the reception area of a law firm office on the 25th floor of a 3d Avenue office building.

Here, it is clear that the space behind the secretary’s desk was a private area off-limits to persons…