People v. Dawson

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Lamont, J.), rendered December 11, 2009 in Albany County, *1351upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.

On March 6, 2009, police officers were dispatched to 521 Lark Drive in the City of Albany in response to a call for a burglar alarm going off. Upon arriving, officer Joel Caldwell noticed that the back door to the residence was open and the door frame was splintered, and called for back up. Detective Scott Gavigan soon responded, and Caldwell and Gavigan proceeded to “clear” the residence.…