People v. Ross

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Broome County (Smith, J.), rendered January 11, 2011, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.

On November 25, 2009, defendant was a passenger in a taxicab van that was stopped by police officers for traffic infractions in the City of Binghamton, Broome County. After the occupants denied ownership of the bags in the rear third-row seat area of the taxicab, a search of the bags revealed, among other things, a handgun and bullets. Defendant was arrested and later indicted for…