Legal Opinion
People v. Grant
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 1, 1993PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously reversed on the law, new trial granted on counts one and two of indictment and indictment otherwise dismissed without prejudice to the People to re-present any appropriate charges under count three of indictment to another Grand Jury. Memorandum: The trial court erred in instructing the jury that "[reasonable doubt must be based entirely and absolutely upon some good, sound, substantial reason” and that the People bore the burden of establishing guilt "to a reasonable degree of certainty” (see, People v Sosby, 197 AD2d 909 [decided herewith]). We reverse and grant a new…
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- People v. SneedAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. SosbyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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