People v. Demery
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered November 3, 1976, convicting him of assault in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered. No contentions have been raised with respect to the facts. Although the evidence of defendant’s guilt was sufficient to sustain the jury’s verdict, the conviction must be reversed because of the coercive nature of the supplemental charge delivered by the court. After several hours of deliberation the jury reported that it was hopelessly deadlocked on…
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