Legal Opinion
People v. Longshore
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 19, 1995PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the County Court should be reversed and the informations dismissed.
Defendant has been convicted of five counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree (Penal Law § 265.01 [4] [possession of a rifle or shotgun by one having a prior conviction of a felony or serious offense]). He raises several points but the dispositive issue on this appeal is whether the evidence was legally sufficient in the absence of proof that the weapons were operable. Concededly, the People did not establish operability. They contend the statute does not…
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