People v. Brown

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Jonas, J.), rendered February 19, 1998, convicting him of assault in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the court providently exercised its discretion in permitting cross examination as to his prior conviction for possession of marihuana since the prior conviction demonstrated the defendant’s willingness…