People v. London

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County (Williams, J.), rendered October 8, 2014, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.

During the execution of a search warrant in an apartment where defendant resided with his girlfriend, a handgun was found in a locked safe in a bedroom closet and, according to police, defendant admitted that the gun belonged to him. Defendant was arrested and, following a preliminary hearing, the Town of Ulster Justice Court released him from custody, finding insufficient evidence…