People v. Handsome

OPINION OF THE COURT

Michael Gerstein, J.

Defendant Rashawn Handsome moves to dismiss a complaint in this court charging him with violating Penal Law § 265.01, criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. The weapon, specifically a loaded .44 caliber Magnum revolver, was allegedly recovered in defendant’s apartment in Brooklyn’s Wyckoff Gardens, a New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) building complex in Boerum Hill, upon execution of a search warrant. Defendant argues that Penal Law § 265.01 is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, principally relying on Parker v District of…