People v. King
| Decision Date | 02 July 2020 |
| Docket Number | 109997 |
| Parties | The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Juwan KING, Appellant. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
185 A.D.3d 1090
126 N.Y.S.3d 804
The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent,
v.
Juwan KING, Appellant.
109997
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, New York.
Calendar Date: June 11, 2020
Decided and Entered: July 2, 2020
Keeley A. Maloney, Albany, for appellant.
Robert M. Carney, District Attorney, Schenectady (Peter H. Willis of counsel), for respondent.
Before: Egan Jr., J.P., Lynch, Devine, Pritzker and Reynolds Fitzgerald, JJ.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Egan Jr., J.P.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Schenectady County (Sypniewski, J.), rendered June 16, 2017, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.
Defendant was charged in a 10–count indictment with numerous crimes stemming from incidents that occurred in June 2016 and July 2016. Following arraignment, defendant filed an omnibus motion seeking, among other things, to dismiss those counts of the indictment charging him with criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree contending, insofar as
is relevant here, that the weapon in question "was not functioning or able to be fired." Upon reviewing the grand jury minutes, County Court denied defendant's motion, finding "that defendant did possess the magazine to the gun, therefore making it operable."
In full satisfaction of the indictment, defendant ultimately agreed to plead guilty to one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree with the understanding that he would be sentenced to a prison term of four years followed by a period of postrelease supervision – to be determined by County Court – within the range of 2½ to 5 years. The plea agreement also required defendant to waive his right to appeal. Defendant pleaded guilty in conformity with the plea agreement, and the matter was adjourned for sentencing.
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