Legal Opinion
People v. Tucker
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 14, 1991PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division in each case should be affirmed.
During deliberations, the jury asked for reinstruction on the elements of first and second degree robbery. The Judge complied with that request, first listing the elements and then explaining them. While the Judge was explaining the elements, a juror apparently was taking notes. Noticing this, the Judge instructed the jurors that if disagreement arose between a juror’s recollection and the notes, the jurors must request a readback of the instruction. After this cautionary instruction, defense…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. OwensNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. NimmonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. DiLucaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. MooreNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. SandersNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
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3Cited by22 opinions
- People v. DamianoNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- People v. BakerNew York Court of Appeals · 2010
- People v. HuesNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- People v. ThomasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Koperda v. Town of WhitestownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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