Legal Opinion
People v. Rivera
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 6, 2010No. 72PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jones, J.
This appeal requires us to determine whether the trial court violated Criminal Procedure Law § 310.70 when it instructed the jury to render a partial verdict, in which the jury acquitted defendant of four counts and convicted him of one, refused to accept said verdict after it was announced in open court, and then ordered the jury to continue deliberations on all the counts submitted to it. We conclude that the trial court violated CPL 310.70.
According to the People, at approximately 1:00 a.m. on July 28, 2001, defendant and his brother broke into the third-floor…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- People v. TuckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. RodriguezNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- United States v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- People v. BoutonNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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