People v. Mohamed

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Latella, J.), rendered February 25, 2013, convicting him of attempted burglary in the second degree and criminal mischief in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.

The defendant was convicted after a jury trial of attempted burglary in the second degree and criminal mischief in the fourth degree. The convictions arose from an incident, allegedly occurring in the early morning hours of May 11, 2012, when the defendant…