People v. Samarati

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County, rendered October 30, 1975, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of possession of weapons and dangerous instruments and appliances. Defendant was found guilty, after trial, of the crime of possession of weapons and dangerous instruments and appliances in violation of former subdivision 2 of section 265.05 of the Penal Law (now Penal Law, § 265.02, subd [4]). The testimony established that during the early morning hours of June 9, 1974, following an altercation at a drink and dance establishment in Woodstock, New York,…