People v. Dixon

— Appeals by defendants from two judgments (one as to each of them) of the County Court, Westchester County, both rendered November 6, 1978, convicting them of burglary in the third degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentences. Judgments reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered. During the voir dire of prospective jurors, the trial court advised defense counsel that one of the jurors may have observed defendant Christopher in handcuffs while Christopher was being escorted to the lock-up. The trial court informed the…