Legal Opinion

People v. Potts

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 28, 1993PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Mercure, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Broome County *802(Mathews, J.), rendered May 15, 1992, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of burglary in the second degree.

On appeal, defendant contends that the jury’s verdict was not supported by legally sufficient evidence and that he was impermissibly deprived of an opportunity to confer with his attorney before deciding to take the stand. We disagree and accordingly affirm.

Although there was no direct evidence that defendant entered Clifford Davis’ apartment on September 22, 1991 and stole his jewelry, television, VCR,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. WayNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. TownsendAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. People v. SemmlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. HallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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