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People v. Martinez

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jan 23, 1987
126 A.D.2d 942 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)

Opinion

January 23, 1987

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Monroe County, Mark, J.

Present — Dillon, P.J., Doerr, Green, Pine and Lawton, JJ.


Judgment unanimously modified, on the law, and, as modified, affirmed, in accordance with the following memorandum: A person is guilty of burglary in the first degree when he knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a dwelling and with intent to commit a crime therein causes physical injury to any person who is not a participant in the crime (Penal Law § 140.30). Defendant clearly is guilty of burglary in the first degree, but since there was but one entry he can only be convicted of one count of burglary. We, therefore, must reverse his conviction on the second count of burglary (People v. McCray, 61 A.D.2d 860, 861; People v. Perrin, 56 A.D.2d 957, 958).

Defendant also argues that the indictment should be dismissed on constitutional speedy trial grounds, relying on our decision in a case of a codefendant (People v. Brown, 117 A.D.2d 978). The distinction between the two cases, however, is that defendant, unlike Brown, made no motion for relief under CPL 30.20. "No application for the relief now sought having been made in Supreme Court in the criminal action and accordingly there having been no denial of a request for such relief, as a matter of appellate procedure * * * there was no ruling of the trial court in this action to be reviewed by the Appellate Division * * * (People v. Whisby, 48 N.Y.2d 834; People v. Adams, 38 N.Y.2d 605) " (People v. Jordan, 62 N.Y.2d 825, 826; see also, People v Lawrence, 64 N.Y.2d 200).

We note that defendant's notice of appeal in the second appeal is simply a duplication of his appeal herein and, therefore, must be dismissed.

We have examined the many other issues raised by defendant on this appeal and find them to be without merit


Summaries of

People v. Martinez

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jan 23, 1987
126 A.D.2d 942 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)
Case details for

People v. Martinez

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOSE MARTINEZ…

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

Date published: Jan 23, 1987

Citations

126 A.D.2d 942 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)

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