Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Reginald Burgess, Also Known as Charles Locks, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2000-03-23
Citations: 270 A.D.2d 158
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Reginald Burgess, Also Known as Charles Locks, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 270
Pages: 158–158

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Reginald Burgess, Also Known as Charles Locks, Appellant.
[706 NYS2d 316]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward McLaughlin, J.), rendered June 4, 1997, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of burglary in the third degree, attempted burglary in the third degree and possession of burglar's tools, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of SVz to 7 years, 2 to 4 years and 1 year, respectively, unanimously affirmed.
The court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant's request for an investigator (see, County Law § 722-c), since defendant's claim of necessity was speculative (see, People v Barber, 154 AD2d 882, lv denied 75 NY2d 810).
We have considered and rejected defendant's remaining claims, including those contained in his pro se supplemental brief. Concur — Nardelli, J. P., Ellerin, Lerner and Rubin, JJ.