People v. Randell

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Albert P. Williams, J.) rendered May 14, 1991, convicting defendant, after a trial by jury, of burglary in the second degree and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of 3 to 6 years, unanimously reversed, on the law, and the matter remanded for a new trial.

At trial, the prosecution offered evidence that defendant had gone to the apartment where his former girlfriend was *421staying and, when denied entry, had broken the door down, entered, and stolen various items. Defendant admitted going to the apartment but testified that he only…