PEOPLE v. TRAGNI


113 Misc.2d 852 (1982)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Peter Tragni et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, Trial Term, New York County.

May 5, 1982


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Jacobs for Peter Tragni, defendant. Joseph Domanti for John Barrios, defendant. John Patten for Anthony Mazzocchi, defendant. Herbert Adlerberg for Raheem Thomas, defendant. Jules Sack for James Dowtin, defendant. Max Lerner for Michael McCarter, defendant. Rachel Wolkenstein for Minster Dowtin, defendant. Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Kim Hogrefe of counsel), for plaintiff.


SHELDON S. LEVY, J.

Is drilling a hole through an outside wall of a building an entry within the meaning of the burglary statutes, or is it merely evidence of a breaking and an attempt to enter?

No New York court appears to have been confronted with even a similar instrumentality problem in the law of burglary under the revised Penal Law, and this decision, accordingly, is one of first impression.<...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases