People v. Hamilton

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Robinson, J.), rendered September 24, 1996, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention that there was a violation of his right not to be twice placed in jeopardy for the same offense, the trial court did not improvidently exercise its discretion by granting the mistrial requested by the defense counsel in light of his immediate need for a heart transplant (see, People v…