Legal Opinion
People v. Ciaccio
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 14, 1979PublishedCited by 223 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*435OPINION OF THE COURT
Gabrielli, J.
Defendant stands convicted of the crime of robbery, first degree, arising out of an alleged hijacking of a truck containing a shipment of sweaters. The Appellate Division affirmed the conviction, without opinion (60 AD2d 894) and, for the reasons that follow we are required to reverse that order and direct that a new trial be held.
While defendant assigns several errors in urging a reversal, we address but two of them. The first, and crucial, error concerns an unauthorized communication by the court clerk to the jury during their deliberations on the guilt or…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Maurer v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
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3Cited by223 opinions
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