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THE TRIAL COURT PROPERLY ALLOWED EXPERT TESTIMONY ABOUT “COMMUNITY GUNS,” A CONCEPT USED BY GANGS TO MAKE GUNS AVAILABLE WHILE AVOIDING BEING CAUGHT POSSESSING THE GUNS (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department noted that the trial court properly allowed expert testimony about “community guns,” a concept used by gangs to make guns available while avoiding being caught possessing the guns:

The court providently exercised its discretion in allowing expert testimony on what the expert described as “community guns.” This concept involved the methods used by gangs to have their shared firearms ready to use while avoiding being caught in possession of these weapons, including by means of keeping firearms outdoors in closed containers under their constant observation but not on anyone’s person. This testimony was necessary to explain the unusual behavior of defendant and persons who could be inferred to be his fellow gang members regarding their handling of the backpack containing the pistol, including evidence that defendant left the backpack unattended in the gang-controlled courtyard for two hours. These matters went beyond the general legal concept of constructive possession, they were not within the jurors’ ordinary knowledge, and they tended to prove defendant’s knowing and voluntary possession of the pistol … . People v Manley, 2021 NY Slip Op 06814, First Dept 12-7-21

 

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