Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Kelvin Blair, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1985-12-16
Citations: 115 A.D.2d 609
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Kelvin Blair, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 115
Pages: 609–609

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Kelvin Blair, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Leahy, J.), rendered July 5, 1984, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Judgment affirmed.
The court's charge adequately conveyed the People's burden of proving each element of the crime charged beyond a reasonable doubt (see, People v Francis, 99 AD2d 841; People v Lawrence, 112 AD2d 382). Furthermore, the jury ,was properly instructed that in order to convict defendant they must find that he had in his possession a firearm which had been defaced for the purpose of misrepresenting the identity of the firearm (see, Penal Law §265.02 [3]). Finally, sufficient proof was adduced to support the finding that the defacement was intended to misrepresent the firearm's identity (see, Penal Law § 265.02 [3]). Mangano, J. P., Rubin, Eiber and Kooper, JJ., concur.