Legal Opinion
People v. Miller
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 22, 2012No. 60PublishedCited by 22 opinions
POINTS OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
We have held that it is reversible error, not subject to harmless error analysis, to provide a jury in a criminal case with a verdict sheet that contains annotations not authorized by CPL 310.20 (2) (see People v Spivey, 81 NY2d 356, 361-362 [1993]; People v Damiano, 87 NY2d 477 [1996]). The Legislature, responding to these decisions, amended the statute to expand what is permitted in the verdict sheet, but it left the basic principle unchanged: Nothing of substance can be included that the statute does not authorize. Because that rule was violated in this case,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People v. RanghelleNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. DamianoNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- People v. OwensNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. NimmonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. TaylorNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
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3Cited by22 opinions
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