Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Shawn William, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2002-03-05
Citations: 191 Misc. 2d 293
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Shawn William, Appellant.
Judges: Aronin, J.P., Golia and Rios, JJ., concur.
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 191
Pages: 293–294

Head Matter:
[742 NYS2d 772]
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Shawn William, Appellant.
Supreme Court, Appellate Term, Second Department,
March 5, 2002
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Brooklyn Defender Services (Miriam J. Hibel of counsel), for appellant. Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn (Leonard Joblove, Ann Bordley and Pascóle Chariot of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
Judgment of conviction unanimously affirmed.
The appeal from the judgment of conviction brings up for review the lower court's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss the information which charged defendant with criminal posses sion of a "gravity knife" in violation of Penal Law § 265.01 (1) (People v William, 188 Misc 2d 869).
In our opinion, the lower court correctly concluded that the information need not contain language that the "gravity knife" fulfilled the definition set forth in Penal Law § 265.00 (5) or that it was operational. Although proof of same may be required for conviction, it is not necessary to satisfy the jurisdictional requirements of an information (see, CPL 100.15, 100.40; People v Casey, 95 NY2d 354).
Aronin, J.P., Golia and Rios, JJ., concur.