People v. Petgen

— Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Greene County, rendered March 11, 1980, convicting defendant upon his plea *952of guilty of the crime of manufacture, transport, disposition and defacement of weapons and dangerous instruments and appliances. In February, 1978 a Greene County Grand Jury handed down a 45-count indictment against the defendant, 43 counts of which charged unlawful possession of various weapons. Prosecution of the indictment was delayed pending a trial which ultimately resulted in a manslaughter conviction. That conviction was subsequently reversed because defendant had…