Legal Opinion
People v. Goetz
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 22, 1988PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
The trial court did not err in instructing the jury that, if it found that the People had proved each of the elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt, it "must” find defendant guilty. It is well settled that the jury’s function is to apply the legal definition of the crime to the evidence and to convict if it is satisfied that each of the elements of the crime has been established beyond a reasonable doubt (People v Mussenden, 308 NY 558, 562; see, Sparf v United States, 156 US 51; Duffy v People, 26…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sparf v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- People v. MussendenNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
- People v. BoettcherNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. SullivanNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Duffy v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
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