People v. Popson

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: After being held for Grand Jury action on the charge of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree in violation of Penal Law § 265.02 (1), defendant waived indictment and pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (Penal Law §§ 110.00, 265.02 [4]). We reject the contention of defendant that he was convicted of a violent felony offense and thus that the sentence of lVs to 4 years imprisonment is illegal (see, Penal Law § 70.04 [former (4)]). “[A]ccording to the plain statutory language [of Penal Law §…