Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2000

People v. Bills

People v. Bills
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided December 27, 2000
278 A.D.2d 836; 721 N.Y.S.2d 844; 2000 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 13487
People v. Bills

Cases that cite this one

3 later published cases cite this decision.

This list shows which later cases cite this one. It does not say how they treated it, and no review of that has been done. Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.

Opinion of the Court

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him of burglary in the third degree (Penal Law § 140.20) and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of incarceration of 2V2 to 5 years. Contrary to the contention of defendant, County Court properly determined that he was not denied his statutory right to a speedy trial. The People commenced prosecution of the felony within the applicable statutory time period (see, CPL 30.30 [1] [a]; People v Cooper, 219 AD2d 426, 433, affd 90 NY2d 292; Matter of Chang v Rotker, 155 AD2d 49, 58). Also contrary to defendant’s contentions, the *837jury’s finding that defendant unlawfully entered a homeowner’s garage and stole a toolbox is supported by legally sufficient evidence and is not against the weight of the evidence (see, People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495). Defendant’s remaining contentions are not preserved for our review, and we decline to reach them as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice (see, CPL 470.15 [6] [a]). (Appeal from Judgment of Niagara County Court, Broderick, J. — Burglary, 3rd Degree.) Present — Green, J. P., Hayes, Hurlbutt, Kehoe and Balio, JJ.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.