Topic: utterly at odds with any claim of innocent possession · Go Syfert
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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 18 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from People v. Robinson.

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1 People v. Robinson Anchor
nyappdiv · 2009
green “utterly at odds with any claim of innocent possession” 6
2 People v. Williams
ny · 1980
green “there must be proof in the record showing a legal excuse for having the weapon in one's possession as well as facts tending to establish that, once possession was obtained, the weapon was not used in a dangerous manner” 5
3 People v. Almodovar
ny · 1984
green “this defense of 'temporary and lawful' possession applies because as a matter of policy the conduct is not deemed criminal” 4
4 People v. Delamota
ny · 2011
green “affirmatively review the record; independently assess all of the proof; substitute our own credibility determinations for those made by the factfinder; determine whether the verdict was factually correct; and acquit a defendant if we are not convinced that the factfinder was jus…” 3

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