People v. Lewis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: During the trial, the foreperson of the jury advised County Court that the jury had not discussed the evidence, but members of the jury were becoming confused by testimony identifying particular persons by alias or nickname. The foreperson requested on the jury’s behalf that each person “have one name as a reference instead of two.” Defendant moved for a mistrial on the ground that the jury had engaged in premature deliberations, thereby compromising his right to a fair trial by an impartial jury. Later in the trial, defendant made a second mistrial…
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