Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, and the case is remitted to the County Court, Suffolk County, for further proceedings pursuant to CPL 460.50 (5).
The defendant is a lobster fisherman who was caught using other lobstermen's traps in Long Island Sound without their consent. Although he testified that he was storing the traps and intended to return them to the owners, this claim was rejected by the trier of fact. We find that the evidence proved the defendant...
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