People v. McCloskey

The defendant was charged with the crime of having “in his possession and under his control a certain firearm, to-wit: a revolver capable of being concealed upon the person, he, the said John McCloskey having been convicted of a felony against the property of another, to-wit: burglary in the second degree.” He was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison. This appeal is from the judgment of conviction and the order denying his motion for a new trial.

The evidence shows that the defendant was the owner of the revolver and that, at the time of his arrest, he was carrying it in…