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THE STORE MANAGER TOOK THE TWO CANS OF RED BULL DEFENDANT WAS CARRYING FROM HIM AND TOLD HIM TO LEAVE THE STORE; THE EVIDENCE WAS SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE BURGLARY CONVICTION; AN EXTENSIVE TWO-JUSTICE DISSENT ARGUED OTHERWISE (FIRST DEPT). ​

The First Department, over a two-justice dissent, determined the evidence supported the burglary charge. The defendant was stopped by the store manager carrying two cans of Red Bull. The manager took the cans and defendant left the store. The dissenters argued there was no evidence the defendant intended to leave the store without paying:

We disagree with the dissent that the surveillance video supports a reasonable inference that defendant was planning to purchase the two cans of Red Bull because he has “what appears to be cash” in his hand, while walking toward the front of the store. The record indicates that when defendant walked down the store aisle, toward the front of the store, holding a can of Red Bull in each hand, the store manager told him to stop. She then told defendant that he did not belong in CVS, and asked defendant to leave and to give her the two cans. Defendant apparently “became upset,” put the two cans down and immediately left the store. Defendant never indicated that he intended to buy the two cans of Red Bull or made any effort to pay for them. Following his arrest, defendant admitted to police that “[he] was thirsty, [he] need[ed] something to drink[,]” and that “all [he] took was a Red Bull.” In fact, the defense never sought to prove that defendant was carrying cash in his hand or made such an argument to the jury. This argument is purely speculative. The jury viewed the video and was able to decide for itself whether the video was “grainy” as well as what reasonable inferences could be drawn from the defendant’s actions. People v Williams, 2023 NY Slip Op 02467, First Dept 5-9-23

Practice Point: Here the store manager took the two cans of Red Bull defendant was carrying and told the defendant to leave the store, which he did. The strong dissent argued the burglary conviction was not supported because there was no evidence defendant did not intend to pay for the Red Bull.

 

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