Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant, who was charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, interposed the defense that his possession of the weapon was temporary and lawful. We conclude that the trial court's charge on this statutory defense (Penal Law § 25.00 [1]), viewed in its entirety, properly conveyed the relevant principles of law to the jury, although it would have been preferable for the trial court to have specifically...
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