People v. Diaz

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, and a new trial ordered.

Defendant was convicted of two counts of robbery in the first degree and two counts of robbery in the second degree. The jury commenced deliberations at 12:40 p.m. on April 18, 1982, and rendered its guilty verdicts approximately 24 hours later, on April 19, 1982. On the first day of deliberations, the jury expressed to the court their inability to reach a verdict and advised the court that a single juror was unconvinced of defendant’s guilt. Upon the repeated urgings of the trial…