Legal Opinion
People v. Burnell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 29, 1989PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMikoll, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Danaher, Jr., J.), rendered December 21, 1987, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of burglary in the second degree and petit larceny.
Defendant was apprehended on June 25, 1987 by State Trooper Thomas Wolf while taking an electric guitar out of Wolf’s home. Defendant claimed that an unidentified friend permitted him to enter the house. Wolf subsequently observed defendant attempting to secrete a mint coin set belonging to Wolfs brother under the front seat of a car where defendant was being restrained. A search of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. NuccieNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. HochbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- People v. WestergardNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. WestergardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. HogueAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
3Cited by4 opinions
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- People v. HendrixAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. RobinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995