PEOPLE v. WATSON


56 N.Y.2d 632 (1982)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Starkey Watson, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jeffrey Hamilton, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 7, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Burke for Starkey Watson, appellant.

Joy Phillips for Jeffrey Hamilton, appellant.

Mario Merola, District Attorney (Alan D. Kaplan and Billie Manning of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and FUCHSBERG concur; Judge MEYER taking no part.


MEMORANDUM.

The orders of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

The record reflects ample evidence to support defendants' convictions for criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree. Defendants admitted living in the apartment where the hand grenade simulator was found, and both hung their clothes in the bedroom where the simulator was discovered. In addition...

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