New York Court of Appeals, 1982

People v. Watson

New York Court of Appeals · Decided April 7, 1982 · Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler and Fuchsberg Concur Judge Meyer Taking No Part

56 N.Y.2d 632; 436 N.E.2d 190; 450 N.Y.S.2d 784; 1982 N.Y. LEXIS 3299

Cases that cite this one

29 later published cases cite this decision. The 25 that cite it most often are listed here.

Nevins v. Giambruno (District Court, W.D. New York 2009)
People v. Simon (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1985)
People v. Casanova (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1986)
People v. Santana (Jose) (Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York 2023)
People v. Baptiste (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2020)
People v. Young (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2008)
People v. Maniya (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2006)
People v. Bridges (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2002)
People v. Morton (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2001)
People v. Cade (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1995)
People v. Fetter (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1994)
People v. Nevins (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1994)
People v. Williams (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1993)
People v. Crespo (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1993)
People v. Orta (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1992)
People v. Francis (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1991)
People v. Pearson (N.Y. 1990)
People v. Whitehead (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1990)
People v. Hurd (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1990)
People v. Fuller (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1990)
People v. Smith (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1989)
People v. Dawkins (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1988)
People v. Tejeda (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1988)
People v. Williams (New York Supreme Court 1988)
People v. Marcelino (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1987)

This list shows which later cases cite this one. It does not say how they treated it, and no review of that has been done. Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.

Opinion

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The orders of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

The record reflects ample evidence to support defendants’ convictions for criminal possession of a weapon in *634 the first degree. Defendants admitted living in the apartment where the hand grenade simulator was found, and both hung their clothes in the bedroom where the simulator was discovered. In addition, a photograph of defendant Hamilton was found in the same suitcase in which the grenade simulator was located. Therefore, it was not error for the courts below to have found that defendants exercised sufficient dominion and control to be deemed in possession of the simulator (see Penal Law, § 10.00, subd 8).

Those of defendants’ other contentions that are preserved are without merit.

Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler and Fuchsberg concur; Judge Meyer taking no part.

In each case: Order affirmed in a memorandum.

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