Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

Criminal possession in the third degree involves possessing firearms that have been defaced, or are automatic /explosive weapons, or the person has a criminal record and has been found in possession of a specific firearm. This is an oversimplification of the law. The actual law is very long and involves a number of different scenarios.

Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree is a D felony and is punishable by up to 7 years in prison.

Typically, the defense of these cases involves either: a) a denial by the defendant (the weapon is not his and he was not carrying it) or b) the police acted inappropriately while discovering the weapon, in which case the evidence gets suppressed and the charges dismissed.

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