People v. Spencer

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Montgomery County (Catena, J.), rendered July 3, 1986, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (two counts) and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree.

On May 17, 1985, defendant was stopped for speeding in a rented car on the Thruway by a State Trooper who had clocked defendant’s speed on radar at 67 miles per hour. Upon the officer’s request defendant was unable to produce an operator’s license (being an unlicensed driver) or the vehicle’s registration,…