Legal Opinion

People v. Singletary

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

Decided October 22, 2009Published

1Opinion of the Court

*565Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Eduardo Padro, J.), rendered September 24, 2007, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony drug offender, to a term of four years, unanimously affirmed.

There is no record support for defendant’s claim that the court singled out a holdout juror and gave her an allegedly coercive individual instruction. During deliberations, the jury revealed that it was deadlocked 11 to 1. Later in deliberations, the jury sent a note stating that a particular juror…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. KinchenNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. BonaparteNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  3. People v. GinesNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. People v. CarterNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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