People v. Leotta

— Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Scheinman, J.), rendered May 29,1981, convicting him of criminal possession of stolen property in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Judgment affirmed.

Defendant was apprehended in Suffolk County driving a stolen 18-forward-gear Mack truck from the scene of an accident. The truck had been stolen in Queens County the preceding day, and defendant’s possession was unexplained. Defendant contends that the evidence was insufficient to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that he knew the truck was…