Legal Opinion
People v. Sharff
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 12, 1974PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTilzer, J.
The defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him after a trial by jury of rape in the first degree and sentencing him to a term of imprisonment of 4 to 12 years.
The jury went into deliberations at about 12:30 p.m. It appears that about five hours later the jury reported that it was “ still having additional arguments ”, Thereupon, the court gave the following supplemental instructions:
As you all know, the purpose of a trial is a search for the truth.
Therefore, if it is at all possible, it is desirable that a jury should reach a verdict, one way or the other.
I am not suggesting that you…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. . FaberNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- United States v. Carlo P. Minieri and Salvatore SaponaroCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- United States v. CommerfordCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. EnglishAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People v. HardyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. MartinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- People v. TownesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. NievesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986