People v. Borrero

The question in each of these cases, argued together on appeal, is whether there was sufficient evidence to support the conclusion that the defendants were possessed of “ any tool, instrument or other article adapted, designed or commonly used for committing or facilitating * * * offenses involving larceny by physical taking * * * under circumstances evincing an intent to use * * * the same in the commission of an offense of such character.” (Penal Law, § 140.35, possession of burglar’s tools.)

PEOPLE V. BORRERO

At about 5:55 p.m., on March 18, 1968, Detective John Reilly, a 13-year veteran of…