Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Gary Letman, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-03-25
Citations: 225 A.D.2d 795
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Gary Letman, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 225
Pages: 795–796

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Gary Letman, Appellant.
[640 NYS2d 190]

Opinion:
Pursuant to its powers under CPL 290.10, the court properly waited until after the People's case to determine whether to dismiss the weapon possession count. Furthermore, the defendant was not prejudiced by the fact that the jury heard testimony regarding his possession of a gun at the time of his arrest, since this testimony constituted "background information necessary to complete the narrative of events leading to the defendant's arrest", and was "inextricably interwoven" with the description of the arrest (see, People v Catala, 198 AD2d 293, 294, citing People v Castro, 101 AD2d 392, affd 65 NY2d 683; People v Ely, 68 NY2d 520, 529; People v Ventimiglia, 52 NY2d 350).
The sentence imposed is not excessive (see, People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80). Bracken, J. P., O'Brien, Santucci and Goldstein, JJ., concur.