People v. Mauricio

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Allen Alpert, J., at the suppression hearing; Thomas Galligan, J., at trial and sentence), rendered September 14, 1992, convicting defendant, following a jury trial, of burglary in the second degree and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 5 to 10 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant was observed standing on the fire escape of a building, holding something in his hand and bending over to pry open a window, by police officers and two civilians. In the process, he glanced over his shoulders, turning his head from left to right.…