Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. REGINALD C. THOMPSON, Appellant. Judgment reversed and information dismissed, upon the ground that the instrument in question does not come within the prohibition of the statute, it being neither a firearm nor a dangerous weapon. See Penal Law, § 1897. — [REP.