Legal Opinion
People v. Martin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 22, 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lagaña, J.), rendered November 18, 1988, convicting her of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that the court committed error by *785delegating to a court officer the duty of sequestering the jury. We disagree. The only reference to sequestration is contained in the court’s reference to the potential need for lodging accommodations for the jury: "[T]he officers will tell you, you will discuss with the officers about going away…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- People v. CiaccioNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. LiptonNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
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3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. OdiotAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. PolhillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- People v. McDuffieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- People v. Ming WongAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997