People v. DeGannes

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Arlene R. Silverman, J.), rendered June 10, 2008, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of four years, unanimously affirmed.

The court provided a meaningful response to a jury note (see People v Santi, 3 NY3d 234, 248-249 [2004]; People v Malloy, 55 NY2d 296 [1982]). When, due to lack of consent by defendant (see CPL 310.30), the court was unable to comply with the jury’s request for a written definition of constructive possession, it properly exercised its…