QUESTION
What will my penalty be for breaking into a house I used to lease?
Asked on Jul 04th, 2014 on Criminal Law - New York
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I was blackout drunk last night. I had a lease on a house that ended a month ago. Last night, I needed a place to sleep so I think I broke the window to get in. I just wanted to sleep, I don't remember any of it. This morning, a man (not the landlord) asked if I lived there, came in sweeping the broken glass. I gave him a fake name but real number. I will pay for the window. What am I looking at?
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The penalty for Burglary 2nd degree, if convicted, is a jail sentence of anywhere between 3.5 to 15 years Your potential defenses: Lack of intent to commit a crime and/or lack of intent based on intoxication.
Answered on Jul 07th, 2014 at 11:24 AM