People v. Ingram

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant was convicted after a jury trial of felony murder and burglary in the third degree, charges arising from his early morning entry into the residence of Melvin Cooper. He contends that the People failed to prove that he caused Cooper’s death during the course of the burglary. The entry was made after defendant and his companions surveyed the house for some time before the break-in to determine if anyone was inside. Apparently their initial activities awakened Mr. Cooper for after defendant entered…