Defendant, charged with four counts of robbery, was acquitted of robbery but found guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree. On appeal, this court reversed the conviction and directed a new trial, one Justice dissenting, finding that the court erred in refusing to charge "`temporary and lawful'" possession of the weapon. (See, People v Banks,
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