People v. Jones

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Ohlig, J.), rendered October 30, 1998, 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.

The defendant contends that he was denied a fair trial by the trial court’s questioning of the police witness, whereby testimony was elicited that the officer had prior dealings with the defendant. Upon the defense counsel’s objection, the trial court immediately stopped its questioning. Thereafter, the defendant chose not to…