Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered.
The trial court's charge to the jury was improper and mandates a new trial. The charges against appellant arose, in part, out of his alleged possession of cocaine in an automobile. The People requested the trial court to charge as to the presumption contained in subdivision 1 of section 220.25 of the Penal Law, which provides, inter alia: "The presence of a controlled substance in an automobile * * * is...
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