People v. Mercedes
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Harold Roth wax, J.), rendered June 14, 1992, by which defendant was convicted, after a jury trial, *145of burglary in the third degree and sentenced, as a second felony offender, to a term of 31/2 to 7 years, unanimously reversed, on the law, and the matter remanded for a new trial.
Defendant’s claims regarding the deficiencies in the trial court’s charge were properly preserved for appellate review (CPL 470.05 [2]). Upon our review, we find that reversal is required by the court’s failure to convey the correct legal standard to allow the jury to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- People v. RandellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992