Defendant-appellant was indicted for possession of a gun as a felony by reason of its having been loaded (Penal Law, § 265.05, subd. 2). A second count of possession of stolen property was dismissed, leaving only the gun count. During defendant's cross-examination, it was brought out that he had theretofore been convicted of a crime. Based solely on this evidence, without amendment of the indictment, without pursuing the procedures prescribed by CPL 200.60 governing...
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