Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.
The defendant was convicted of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree based on allegations that the police recovered a silver gun following a search of the basement of the home where he allegedly lived.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes,
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