People v. Kitt

— Judgment entered in the Supreme Court, New York County, on May 16, 1973 convicting defendant upon a jury verdict, of possession of a weapon as a felony and sentencing him to a maximum of seven years in prison, unanimously reversed, on the law and in the interest of justice, and case remanded for a new trial. The defendant was arrested with several other occupants of an automobile in which a gun was found. Defendant and the driver of the car were indicted and charged with felonious possession of the gun. At trial, counsel for the defendant sought an order from the court directing the…