Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Michael Kessler, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1991-10-04
Citations: 176 A.D.2d 1202
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Michael Kessler, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 176
Pages: 1202–1202

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Michael Kessler, Appellant.

Opinion:
— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The trial court properly refused to charge criminal trespass in the second degree as a lesser included offense of burglary in the third degree. Defendant's conduct of forcibly entering the pharmacy during early morning hours was captured on videotape, and there was no reasonable view of the evidence that would support a finding that defendant committed criminal trespass but not burglary (see, People v Glover, 57 NY2d 61, 63; People v Woolard, 124 AD2d 763, 764, lv denied 69 NY2d 751).
There is no merit to defendant's assertion that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel because his trial attorney failed to raise the defense of drug intoxication. Although defendant testified at a suppression hearing that he had used cocaine during the two days prior to the burglary, there is no evidence that he was intoxicated at the time of the burglary. Counsel's representation, viewed in its entirety, was meaningful (see, People v Satterfield, 66 NY2d 796). (Appeal from Judgment of Oneida County Court, Buckley, J. — Burglary, 3rd Degree.) Present — Callahan, A. P. J., Denman, Pine, Balio and Lawton, JJ.