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People v. Martinez

245 A.D.2d 530 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1997-12-22 English

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Oscar Martinez, Appellant.
[666 NYS2d 495]

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Angiolillo, J.), rendered July 24, 1995, convicting him of burglary in the second degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620 ), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (CPL 470.15 [5]). The trial court properly found that the requisite intent could be inferred from the circumstances of the defendant’s entry into the complainant’s apartment (see, People v Mackey, 49 NY2d 274 ; People v Mazer, 208 AD2d 956 ).

The defendant’s remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or are without merit. Ritter, J. P., Sullivan, Goldstein and Lerner, JJ., concur.

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