OPINION OF THE COURT Hancock, Jr., J. The People charged defendant with criminal possession of a weapon solely on the basis of the statutory presumption of possession (Penal Law § 265.15 [3]) 1 arising from the fact that the weapon was discovered in the passenger compartment of the taxicab in which he was riding. We hold that under these circumstances the People’s imputation of c…
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