People v. Bester

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him of criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree, arguing that the evidence was legally insufficient because the People failed to prove knowledge that the property was stolen. The charges stem from defendant’s sale of a fibergastroscope, a medical instrument, to a pawnbroker for the sum of $20; the owner of the medical instrument testified that it was worth $12,000. The People failed to request, and the court did not charge, the inference of knowledge arising from the recent and exclusive…