People v. Masters

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Madison County entered upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of burglary in the third degree and grand larceny in the second degree, involving the entry of an auto parts store and the theft therefrom of tools and equipment found by police five days later in the trunk compartment of an automobile operated by defendant. The search of the ear followed its crash into a tree, following a high speed pursuit by police which began, *724apparently, only because of defendant’s speeding. Aside from whatever inference might properly be drawn from…