People v. Renner

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Schenectady County, rendered November 27, 1978, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. Defendant was indicted for the crimes of criminal possession of stolen property in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. After a jury trial, he was found not guilty of the first charge but guilty of the second one. He was sentenced to six months in the county jail. This appeal ensued and defendant raises several issues urging reversal. A brief recitation of…