People v. Gibbs

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Ronald Zweibel, J.), rendered April 21, 1995, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a weapon in the second and third degrees, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 4V2 to 9 years and 3V2 to 7 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Contrary to defendant’s contentions, possession of an unlicensed, loaded firearm is presumptive evidence of intent to use it unlawfully against another (Penal…