[DOWNLOAD] "Matter Rodney J" by Court of Appeals of New York # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Matter Rodney J
- Author : Court of Appeals of New York
- Release Date : January 28, 1994
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 50 KB
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LEVINE, J.: A juvenile delinquency petition was filed against respondent in Family Court, Bronx County, charging him with criminal possession
of a weapon in the second degree, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and the unlawful possession
of a weapon by a person under 16 years of age. A supporting deposition was attached to the petition, sworn to by Police Officer
John Lowe, stating that he had observed respondent in possession of a .22 caliber gun, which upon inspection proved to be
loaded. Officer Lowe's deposition contained no allegations regarding the operability of the weapon. Also affixed to the petition
was a copy of a Police Laboratory Analysis Report, setting forth the results of a ballistics examination of the weapon and
stating that the "GUN AND AMMO TESTED ARE OPERABLE". The report did not contain the signature of any person expressly identified
as the tester of the weapon. However, it was signed by a Detective Robert Cotter, identified as a "CHEMIST/TECHNICIAN" in
the police laboratory, below a certification which stated: