PEOPLE v. SAUNDERS


85 N.Y.2d 339 (1995)

648 N.E.2d 1331

624 N.Y.S.2d 568

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Richard Saunders, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 30, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela Peters, New York City, and Philip L. Weinstein for appellant.

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney of Kings County, Brooklyn (Seth M. Lieberman, Roseann B. MacKechnie and Leonard Joblove of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SIMONS, TITONE, SMITH, LEVINE and CIPARICK concur.


BELLACOSA, J.

The issue on this appeal is the viability of prosecuting this defendant for the crime of attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (Penal Law §§ 110.00, 265.02 [1]; § 265.01 [1]), which is predicated on defendant's actual possession. Defendant appeals by leave of a Judge of this Court from an order of the Appellate Division, which reversed, on the law, a judgment...

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