People v. Ruffin

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County (Jacon, J.), rendered August 14, 2006, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.

After police received a report of the threatened use of a gun at a local bar, police pulled over defendant, who was driving a vehicle matching the subject description. During the investigation, an officer shined a light in the windshield of defendant’s vehicle and spotted a gun grip protruding from under the driver’s seat. The officer retrieved the gun and defendant subsequently…