People v. Giraldo

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Aloise, J.), rendered January 4, 2012, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.

The defendant was convicted of two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. On appeal, he contends that his counsel was denied prior meaningful notice of the content of a particular jury note and an opportunity to suggest appropriate responses in…