People v. Burdash

— Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Franklin County (Plumadore, J.), rendered April 1, 1982, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the second degree. Conviction on both single-count indictments stemmed from defendant’s possession of a stolen .22 caliber Ruger handgun. The weapon, which was obtained from the thief by David Edwards, was then traded by Edwards to defendant for a sleeping bag. At trial, Edwards, testifying under a grant of immunity, professed that, prior to…