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People v. Bonaparte

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 6, 1991PublishedCited by 130 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*28OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge Wachtler.

Defendant was convicted, after a jury trial, of two counts of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [1], [3]). The Appellate Division reversed the judgment of conviction and ordered a new trial, holding that the trial court had improperly delegated a judicial function to a court officer when, during jury deliberations, the court directed the court officer to inform the jurors that they were going to be sequestered for the evening and to take them to dinner and a hotel. The jurors were thus sequestered without being instructed by the court…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. People v. CiaccioNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. People v. AhmedNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. People v. MehmediNew York Court of Appeals · 1987

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3Cited by130 opinions

  1. People v. DokesNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  2. People v. SprowalNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  3. People v. KellyNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
  4. People v. HameedNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
  5. People v. FordNew York Court of Appeals · 1991

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