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Kicking In Window Satisfies Entry Element of Burglary

In this case, the Third Department determined kicking in a window satisfies the “entry” element of burglary and the recording by the police of a phone conversation between the defendant and his sister, although it may have violated the eavesdropping statute, was not an error preserved for appeal:

“[T]he entry element of burglary is satisfied ‘when a person intrudes within a building, no matter how slightly, with any part of his or her body'” …, and kicking in a window constitutes an entry even when the perpetrator then flees without further intruding into the building ….  *  *  *

Defendant contended  that he  had  a reasonable expectation of privacy during this conversation,  and  now  further asserts that  police committed the crime of eavesdropping by recording this conversation (see Penal Law § 250.05).  We agree with Supreme Court’s rejection of the privacy claim, and the unpreserved eavesdropping claim does not warrant modification in the interest of justice ….  People v McFarland, 104491, 3rd Dept, 5-2-13

 

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