People v. Dixon
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him following a nonjury trial of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (Penal Law § 265.03 [3]). Contrary to defendant’s contention, we conclude that the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the People (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620, 621 [1983]), is legally sufficient to support the conviction despite the fact that no witness observed defendant in possession of the weapon (see People v Mateo, 13 AD3d 987, 988 [2004], lv denied 5 NY3d 883 [2005]). Viewing the evidence in the light of the elements of the crime…
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