With respect to the third count, the evidence was legally insufficient to establish the element of intent to commit a crime. Although the People need not specify what crime a defendant intended to commit, in order to elevate criminal trespass to a burglary, the proof must show a defendant intended to commit some other crime contemporaneous with the trespass (People v Mahboubian,
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