People v. Blankumsee
Opinion of the Court
— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Lerner, J.), rendered January 17, 1983, convicting him of two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence as a second felony offender. The appeal brings up for review the denial (Rubin, J.), after a hearing, of that branch of the defendant’s omnibus motion which was to suppress evidence.
Judgment affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People, the defendant’s guilt was proven beyond a reasonable doubt (see, Penal Law § 265.02; People v Malizia, 62 NY2d 755, 757, cert denied 469 US 932). Testimony that the defendant was on probation was met with an immediate instruction that the statement be disregarded, and did not deny the defendant a fair trial (see, People v Santiago, 52 NY2d 865, 866). That branch of the defendant’s omnibus motion which was to suppress evidence was properly denied, since the gun had been abandoned by him prior to his arrest (see, People v Chestnut, 91 AD2d 981, 982).
The court properly denied the adjournment requested by defense counsel at sentencing. The defendant merely averred
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