People v. Rumph

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (George Covington, J.), rendered February 1, 1995, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of 2⅓ to 7 years, unanimously affirmed.

While the court’s instruction improperly singled out a defense witness as "interested”, the error was harmless in light of the permissive nature of the charge, and the marginal value of the witness’s testimony (see, People v Hicks, 226 AD2d 189, lv denied 88 NY2d 966).

Defense counsel’s general objection to the officer’s testimony that he had…