Legal Opinion
People v. Ochs
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 24, 1957PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFroessel, J.
Defendant was convicted of first degree robbery. He does not contend on this appeal that the verdict of guilt is not supported by the evidence. Indeed, there is ample evidence from which a jury could find defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, despite defendant’s denial of any connection with the crime.
However, a number of serious errors were committed during the trial, which in our opinion deprived defendant of his fundamental right to a fair trial, and may not be disregarded under the provisions of section 542 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
In his charge to the jury, the Trial…
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