People v. James
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the People from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Douglass, J.), dated March 15, 1983, which granted defendant’s motion to set aside the jury’s verdict finding him guilty of burglary in the first degree on the ground that it was repugnant to the jury’s verdict of not guilty of robbery in the first degree.
Order reversed, on the law, motion denied, verdict reinstated and matter remitted to Criminal Term for sentencing on the charge of burglary in the first degree.
At trial, the complaining witness testified that defendant forced his way into her apartment with a gun. Once…
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