Legal Opinion
People v. Anderson
New York Court of Appeals
Decided September 15, 1987PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed and a new trial ordered.
*730During the People’s presentation of evidence, one of the jurors advised the court that, because of his concerns about the racial composition of the jury, his judgment might be "colored, distorted”. At a hearing conducted outside the presence of the other jurors, the juror was asked what he meant by that statement. He responded: "Well, I can state that. I may bend over backwards one way or another in order to be fair. I don’t think I could be unfair but in order to be fair * * * I…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- People v. CulverAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
3Cited by53 opinions
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