In what circumstances will a defendant be convicted of possession of burglar's tools?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Borrero, 259 N.E.2d 902, 26 N.Y.2d 430, 311 N.Y.S.2d 475 (N.Y. 1970):
In People v. Diaz, 23 N.Y.2d 811, 297 N.Y.S.2d 311, 244 N.E.2d 878, we unanimusly affirmed a conviction for possession of burglar's tools where, at 9:40 P.M., the defendant had been observed walking along the street with another, peering into 15 or 20 parked vehicles, and had stopped alongside one car for about 30 or 40 seconds, while possessed of a screwdriver wrapped in a newspaper under his arm.
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