Legal Opinion
People v. Parker
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 1, 1986PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Dufficy, J.), rendered April 29, 1985, convicting him of burglary in the third degree and possession of burglar’s tools, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
In a burglary case, the element of intent to commit a crime within a building entered unlawfully must normally be proven by circumstantial evidence since it is rare that a perpetrator will openly declare his intent to commit a crime (see, People v Barnes, 50 NY2d 375, 381; People v Castillo, 47 NY2d 270, 277). In…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. BarnesNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. CroninNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. CantyNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. MirendaNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
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3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. CaraballoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. ReillyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. BarrientosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- People v. RussellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. RhodesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001