Legal Opinion
People v. Reel
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 17, 2017No. 2015-07754PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Lopez, J.), rendered August 6, 2015, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the Supreme Court properly denied the defendant’s request to charge the jury with the defense of temporary and lawful possession. “ ‘[T]o trigger the right [to a charge of temporary and lawful possession] there must be proof in the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- People v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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