People v. Glass

This appeal presents another factual variation among the growing

number of circumstances which inspire appeals seeking reversal on the ground of repugnancy. In affirming, without opinion, my colleagues obviously have concluded that no repugnancy exists. In my view, no explanation based on this record can accommodate defendant’s conviction for unlawful possession of a weapon with his acquittal on the charges of attempted murder and assault in the second degree. The record reveals that during the course of a four player game of dominoes in a neighborhood delicatessen, a dispute over some aspect…