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PEOPLE v. WILSON

93 N.Y.2d 222 (1999)

711 N.E.2d 633

689 N.Y.S.2d 419

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. ALVIN WILSON, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 6, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Brown, District Attorney of Queens County, Kew Gardens (Young C. Lee and John M. Castellano of counsel), for appellant.

Paul Skip Laisure, New York City, and Lynn W. L. Fahey for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges BELLACOSA, SMITH, LEVINE, CIPARICK and ROSENBLATT concur.

OPINION OF THE COURT

WESLEY, J.

Defendant was convicted of forcibly stealing boots from a shopping mall security guard, who was designated by the indictment as the "owner" of the boots. The boots were taken from a nearby store unaffiliated with the mall that employed the guard. While the definition of an "owner" under the law and our jurisprudence is broad, it is not unlimited. We agree with the Appellate Division...

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