People v. Hicks

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Russell E Buscaglia, A.J.), rendered July 19, 2011. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (Penal Law § 265.03 [3]), defendant contends that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence because he had only temporary innocent possession of the weapon. We…