People v. Geddes
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice and new trial granted. Memorandum: Defendant was convicted, following a jury trial, of rape in the first degree, rape in the second degree, and sexual abuse in the first degree. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court’s instructions to the jury on reasonable doubt deprived him of a fair trial because they impermissibly diminished the People’s burden of establishing defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and that, although he did not object to the charge as given, reversal is…
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