People v. Phiefer

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division is affirmed.

Appellant, convicted of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree (Penal Law, § 265.01), argues that, as a matter of law, the evidence presented by the People was legally insufficient to establish his guilt.

The record discloses that the police received a complaint from one William Morrison that appellant had threatened to shoot him. Responding to this complaint, three officers proceeded to appellant’s residence. After identifying themselves as police officers to appellant, the officers were permitted to…