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People v. Lee

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 27, 1997
243 A.D.2d 728 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

Opinion

October 27, 1997

Appeal from County Court, Nassau County (Kowtna, J.)


Ordered that the judgment is modified, on the law, by vacating the sentence imposed on the conviction of attempted burglary in the second degree; as so modified, the judgment is affirmed and matter is remitted to the County Court, Nassau County, for resentencing on that conviction.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution ( see, People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 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 ( see, CPL 470.15).

The sentence imposed on the conviction of attempted burglary in the second degree was improper to the extent that it may have been based on the erroneous assumption that attempted burglary in the second degree was a class B felony ( see, People v. Ryans, 186 A.D.2d 233).

The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit.

Miller, J.P., Ritter, Krausman and Goldstein, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Lee

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 27, 1997
243 A.D.2d 728 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
Case details for

People v. Lee

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. PETER LEE, Appellant

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

Date published: Oct 27, 1997

Citations

243 A.D.2d 728 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
665 N.Y.S.2d 314

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