People v. Rodriguez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the *448defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Cerrado, J.), rendered January 12, 1995, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The arresting officer had observed the defendant, while in a pool hall, reach into his left vest pocket, pull out a small metal object, drop it to the ground, and immediately walk away. The object was later determined to have been a loaded and operable firearm.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the People produced legally…
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