Legal Opinion
People v. Spears
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 23, 2000PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Rreindler, J.), rendered November 23, 1998, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trial court did not err in accepting a partial verdict (see, People v Mendez, 221 AD2d 162; People v Andino, 210 AD2d 28). “Neither CPL 310.70 nor any other provision of law, precludes a trial court’s inquiry into whether the jury, after a substantial period of deliberation, has agreed upon a verdict” as…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. MendezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People v. AndinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. BordasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
3Cited by5 opinions
- Cory Spears v. Charles GreinerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- People v. MiddletonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- People v. UrbaniakAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- People v. OlemanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- People v. SpearsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004