The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. The jury had ample basis upon which to apply the statutory presumption that defendant possessed a pistol with intent to use it unlawfully against another, and such application was not unconstitutional under the facts of the case (see Penal Law § 265.15 [4]; People v Walcott,
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