People v. Ladson

and Asch, J., dissent in a memorandum by Murphy, P. J., as follows: On April 27, 1990, defendant, whose full name is Joseph Kenny Ladson, was arrested in the 28th Police Precinct for criminal possession of a weapon. At the time of the arrest, defendant identified himself as "Kenny Ladson”. Although he possessed a criminal record dating from 1977, the record was not obtained and he was charged as a first offender and assigned a new NYSID number. Following his arraignment on April 28, 1990, the defendant was released on his own recognizance. When he failed to appear in court on May 14, 1990, a…