People v. Towndrow

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chenango County (Sullivan, J.), rendered December 8, 2006, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.

In January 2006, the State Police learned during an investigation that a stolen .44 caliber handgun had recently been sold by a man named “Terry” to Matthew Woolfolk. Woolfolk ultimately admitted to purchasing the weapon and agreed to contact the seller to arrange for the purchase of another firearm. In that regard,…