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People v. Burns

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Oct 7, 1992
186 A.D.2d 1015 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)

Opinion

October 7, 1992

Appeal from the Erie County Court, Rogowski, J.

Present — Callahan, J.P., Green, Pine, Boehm and Doerr, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Viewed in the light most favorable to the People (see, People v Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620, 621), the proof was sufficient to establish defendant's entry into the victim's apartment. Under Penal Law § 140.00 (5), the element of entry is established "when a person intrudes within a building, no matter how slightly, with any part of his or her body" (People v King, 61 N.Y.2d 550, 555; see also, People v Fraticelli, 172 A.D.2d 622, 623, lv denied 77 N.Y.2d 995; People v Bright, 162 A.D.2d 212, lv denied 76 N.Y.2d 938).

We reject defendant's contention that the photo array shown to the victim was impermissibly suggestive. The photographs portray men with similar physical features. The fact that defendant's photograph has a slightly lighter background than the others does not support the conclusion that the identification procedure was unduly suggestive (see, People v Floyd, 173 A.D.2d 211, 212, lv denied 78 N.Y.2d 966; People v Emmons, 123 A.D.2d 475, 476, lv denied 69 N.Y.2d 827).


Summaries of

People v. Burns

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Oct 7, 1992
186 A.D.2d 1015 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)
Case details for

People v. Burns

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DONALD BURNS, Appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Oct 7, 1992

Citations

186 A.D.2d 1015 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)

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