Legal Opinion
People v. Williams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 30, 1996PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unani*913mously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant contends that he was denied a fair trial because Supreme Court used hypothetical examples during its instructions to the jury. We disagree. A court is not precluded from using hypothetical examples in its instructions to aid the jury in understanding the applicable law (see, People v Jones, 216 AD2d 324; People v Wise, 204 AD2d 133, 134-135, lv denied 83 NY2d 973). Hypothetical examples must, however, be fair and unbiased and not indicate to the jury that the court has an opinion concerning the guilt or innocence of the defendant (see,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- People v. WiseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. RichardsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People v. RizzoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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