People v. Figueroa

OPINION OF THE COURT

Order, dated May 23, 2016, affirmed.

The information charging defendant with possessing a “black pump shotgun” without the requisite permit/certificate of registration (see Administrative Code of City of NY §§ 10-303, 10-304) was jurisdictionally defective, since it lacked the necessary nonhearsay allegations which would establish, “if true, every element of the offense charged and the defendant’s commission thereof” (CPL 100.40 [1] [c]; 100.15 [3]; see People v Alejandro, 70 NY2d 133 [1987]). In particular, the deponent police officer’s sworn statement that his “search” of…