PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS


43 N.Y.2d 725 (1977)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Al Williams, Also Known as Allen White, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 21, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew E. Abraham and William E. Hellerstein for appellant.

John J. Santucci, District Attorney (David Zucker of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

We agree with the majority in that court that there was sufficient evidence to sustain the conviction for possession of a weapon. Police attention had been drawn to defendant's behavior about 3:50 A.M. on December 20. He was observed to crouch down beside the left front wheel of the Volkswagen van, to take something from beneath his overcoat and to...

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