People v. Davis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lombardo, J.), rendered April 6, 1987, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered. No questions of fact have been raised or considered.
We find, and the People concede, that the trial court committed reversible error by submitting to the jury, over the defense counsel’s objection, a verdict sheet containing not only the crimes charged and the possible verdicts thereon (see, CPL 310.20 [2]), but…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. OwensNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. NimmonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. SotomayerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991