Legal Opinion

People v. Stokes

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 19, 1993PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendants failed to object to the trial court’s additional instructions to the jury on reasonable doubt and thus failed to preserve any issue concerning that charge for appellate review (CPL 470.05 [2]). In any event, the court’s charge, considered as a whole, conveyed the proper standard to the jury (see, People v Hill, 154 AD2d 887, lv denied 75 NY2d 813; cf., People v Towndrow, 187 AD2d 194, lv dismissed 81 NY2d 1021). It was not error for the court to question a sworn juror concerning her qualification to serve in defendants’ absence but in the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. SatterfieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. People v. DarbyNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  4. People v. AguileraNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. People v. PlantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. Castro-GarciaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  2. People v. StromanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. People v. JackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  4. People v. StokesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. In re HarrisNew York Supreme Court · 1995

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