People v. Davis

Supreme Court, New York County, rendered September 25, 1975, after a jury trial, convicting defendant of possession of a weapon as a felony, unanimously reversed, on the law, and the matter remanded for a new trial. Briefly summarized, defendant’s version of the circumstances underlying the charge of which he stands convicted is as follows: One Epps held a grievance against him and produced a pistol in an altercation. Defendant pulled the gun away and it might have discharged. As defendant was retrieving the gun, he was ordered to freeze and apprehended by the police. The People’s version is…