Except as so modified, said judgment is affirmed.
Defendant was charged with and convicted of possession of a weapon as a misdemeanor. The trial court erroneously imposed a felony sentence. However, our review of the record discloses that, under the facts of this case, defendant could not have committed robbery in the first degree without also possessing the weapon. Accordingly, the possession charge should have been dismissed as an inclusory concurrent count. (
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