People v. Salamone

*962Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the County Court did not err in refusing to instruct the jury with a specific charge on the mistake of fact defense since the court’s instructions on the elements of burglary in the third degree and grand larceny in the third and fourth degrees adequately covered the defense theory (see People v Williams, 81 NY2d 303, 316-317 [1993]; People v Kowalewski, 39 AD3d 770, 771 [2007]; People v Grimaldi, 6 AD3d 722, 722-723 [2004]; People v Storms, 2 AD3d 757, 757 [2003]; People v Banks, 248 AD2d 183, 183 [1998]). The defendant’s contention that he was…