People v. Stokes

— Judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (Clifford Scott, J.), rendered January 9, 1987, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of imprisonment of IV2 to 15 years, is unanimously affirmed.

While we are troubled by some portions of the supplemental instructions the court gave to the jury after being advised that it could not reach a verdict, it is clear, under the facts of this case, that the instructions lacked a coercive effect, since the jury continued to deliberate for over six hours before rendering its verdict, which…