PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 185.

22 N.Y.3d 53 (2013)

999 N.E.2d 1184

977 N.Y.S.2d 739

2013 NY Slip Op 7655

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. HAROLD JONES, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided November 19, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Dean , Center for Appellate Litigation, New York City ( David J. Klem of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. , District Attorney, New York City ( David P. Stromes and Patrick J. Hynes of counsel), for respondent.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SMITH, J.

Defendant was charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree for possessing a loaded firearm. The alleged possession occurred in his home, but defendant had previously been convicted of a crime. He claims that under Penal Law § 265.03 (3) he is entitled, despite his prior conviction, to rely on the so-called "home or business" exception in the definition...

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