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People v. Sanford

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 30, 1994
205 A.D.2d 477 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)

Opinion

June 30, 1994

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lawrence Tonetti, J.).


Defendant and his companion entered the apartment where the complainant had been staying, displayed their guns, and the companion then fired his weapon when the complainant failed to give them information. This evidence sufficiently demonstrates that defendant, while acting in concert with another, criminally possessed a firearm (see, People v. La Belle, 18 N.Y.2d 405, 412).

We note that the court's dismissal of the eighth count of the indictment, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, is clearly not inconsistent or repugnant with defendant's conviction for criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, as the third degree count does not require proof of intent to use the firearm, but merely requires proof of intent to possess.

Concur — Rosenberger, J.P., Wallach, Kupferman, Ross and Nardelli, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Sanford

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 30, 1994
205 A.D.2d 477 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
Case details for

People v. Sanford

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ANTHONY SANFORD…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Jun 30, 1994

Citations

205 A.D.2d 477 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
614 N.Y.S.2d 13

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