The conviction should be reversed since the trial court erred in denying a request by defendant's counsel for a charge on the defense of "temporary and lawful" possession. Defendant has been on parole since June 1988.
The People's case was as follows. At approximately 8:20 P.M. on October 25, 1984, the complainant, Freddie Benes, a convicted marihuana dealer, was approached from behind by Earl Banks and codefendant Carson Love in Saint Catherine's Park on East 68th...
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