Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Miller, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1999-03-31
Citations: 259 A.D.2d 1037
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v William Miller, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 259
Pages: 1037–1037

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v William Miller, Appellant.
[689 NYS2d 900]

Opinion:
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him following a jury trial of two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (Penal Law § 265.02 [1], [4]). The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the People (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620, 621), is legally sufficient to disprove defendant's defense of temporary and lawful possession of a weapon (see, People v Rodriguez, 237 AD2d 143, lv denied 89 NY2d 1099). The record supports the jury's determination that defendant did not have a legal excuse for having the weapon in his possession (see, People v Banks, 76 NY2d 799, 801; People v Williams, 50 NY2d 1043, 1045). The sentence is neither unduly harsh nor severe. (Appeal from Judgment of Erie County Court, D'Amico, J.— Criminal Possession Weapon, 3rd Degree.) Present — Lawton, J. P., Hayes, Wisner, Pigott, Jr., and Callahan, JJ.