People v. Snyder
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mercure, J.
The principal issue to be resolved on this appeal is whether County Court denied defendants a fair trial by erroneously instructing the jury on the defense of temporary and lawful possession of a weapon. Viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to defendants, as we must with respect to the jury charge (see, People v Steele, 26 NY2d 526, 529), shortly after midnight on July 5, 1986 defendants and Bruce Van Allen were in the Main Rail Bar in the Village of Middleburgh, Schoharie County. A dispute arose between defendant Jon P. Snyder and Van Allen over…
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