With regard to the conviction under Penal Law § 265.03 (1) (b), the circumstances of defendant's possession of a loaded firearm, viewed in light of the statutory presumption of unlawful intent (Penal Law § 265.15 [4]), provided legally sufficient evidence of defendant's intent to use a weapon unlawfully against another. Evidence that defendant's shooting of his cousin was accidental did not warrant a different conclusion, since the People were not required to prove...
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