Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1986

People v. Arroyo

People v. Arroyo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided November 24, 1986
124 A.D.2d 806; 508 N.Y.S.2d 529; 1986 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 62129
People v. Arroyo

Opinion of the Court

Despite the fact that burglary in the second degree may be committed by either entering or remaining unlawfully on the premises (Penal Law § 140.25), the instant indictment charged that the defendant had "entered and remained unlawfully” (emphasis supplied). The trial court did not err, however, in instructing the jury that they could render a verdict of guilty upon either finding (see, People v Charles, 61 NY2d 321; People v Rooney, 57 NY2d 822). Nor did it abuse its discretion (see, People v Reising, 106 AD2d 522) in refusing to adjourn the imposition of sentence, since the information in the presentence report which the defendant sought to controvert had no effect on the sentencing decision. The sentence imposed does not warrant modification on appeal (see, People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80). Lazer, J. P., Thompson, Weinstein and Eiber, JJ., concur.

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