Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Jackson v. Williams

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

Decided June 5, 1992Published

1Opinion of the Court

Determination unanimously confirmed and petition dismissed. Memorandum: The Division of Parole sustained its burden of proving a violation of parole by a preponderance of the evidence. Evidence that petitioner was convicted of criminal trespass was sufficient to prove the charge that he unlawfully entered a building (see, People ex rel. Maggio v Casscles, 28 NY2d 415, 418; People ex rel. White v Smith, 90 AD2d 973, 974), and possession of the screwdriver as a burglar tool was inferable from the circumstances. (Article 78 Proceeding Transferred by Order of Supreme Court, Wyoming County, Dadd,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Maggio v. CassclesNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
  2. People ex rel. White v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982

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