The New York State Supreme Court Friday dismissed two SAFE Act charges against Benjamin Wassell who was previously convicted of selling a semi-automatic rifle to an undercover law enforcement officer five years ago.
The court decided that then-Attorney General Eric Schneiderman did not have the legal authority to prosecute the SAFE ACT violations against the defendant.
In May 2014 Wassell was convicted of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon as well as third-degree criminal sale of a firearm.