Legal Opinion
People v. Bradley
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 4, 1994PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and new trial granted. Memorandum: In its instructions to the jury defining reasonable doubt, County Court incorrectly instructed that the jury must be "morally and reasonably” certain of defendant’s guilt. County Court further erred in defining the People’s burden to establish defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt as the burden to establish defendant’s guilt "to a reasonable degree of certainty”. Those instructions on reasonable doubt effectively reduced the People’s burden of proof, thereby depriving defendant of a fair trial (see, People v…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. LaneNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. FrankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. SneedAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
3Cited by6 opinions
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