People v. Ruple

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Coccoma, J.), rendered December 22, 2008 in Otsego County, (1) upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of burglary in the third degree, and (2) convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree.

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted, as charged in an indictment, of burglary in the third degree. Testimony at trial established that on Sunday, September 16, 2007, defendant and an accomplice, who testified at trial, were out walking with friends when they broke…