Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Pursuant to its powers under CPL 290.10, the court properly waited until after the People's case to determine whether to dismiss the weapon possession count. Furthermore, the defendant was not prejudiced by the fact that the jury heard testimony regarding his possession of a gun at the time of his arrest, since this testimony constituted "background information necessary to complete the narrative of events leading to the defendant...
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