People v. Furey

Defendant has been convicted, after trial, of violation of subdivision 4 of section 1897, of the Penal Law (possession of a firearm after having been previously convicted of crime). There was adequate evidence to support the essential jury finding that defendant had previously been convicted of the crime of petit larceny.

A passerby named Willard Reese testified that at about 3:00 a. m. one morning he observed defendant proceeding along Westchester Avenue, carrying an unloaded pistol in clear view and clicking it as he walked. Reese arranged that the police be notified and a radio patrol car…