PEOPLE v. LOPEZ


159 A.D.2d 450 (1990)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Derrick Lopez, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

March 29, 1990


Defendant was in the act of burglarizing the victim's apartment when the victim returned home to find his door chain-locked from the inside. As the complainant tried to unhook the chain from the outside, he had the door suddenly slammed in his face by the burglar inside. Forcing the door open by breaking the chain lock, the victim and his daughter caught defendant as he tried to make his escape through the window. Defendant denied...

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