It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
On appeal from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (Penal Law § 265.02 [4]), defendant contends that County Court erred in refusing to give a justification charge. We reject that contention. "It is well settled that justification is not a defense to a weapon possession count...
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