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PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 92.

36 N.Y.3d 156 (2020)

163 N.E.3d 462

139 N.Y.S.3d 594

2020 NY Slip Op 07664

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. LANCE WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided December 17, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York City ( John M. Briggs and Dan S. Peck of counsel), and Janet E. Sabel , The Legal Aid Society, New York City ( David A. Crow of counsel), for appellant.

Darcel D. Clark , District Attorney, Bronx ( David A. Slott , Nancy D. Killian and Peter D. Coddington of counsel), for respondent.

OPINION OF THE COURT

No reasonable view of the evidence presented at trial supported a conclusion that defendant's initial possession of the firearm in question was innocent or excusable. Therefore, the courts below properly held that defendant was not entitled to a jury charge regarding temporary and lawful possession, and we...

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