Legal Opinion
People v. Mercado
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 30, 1998PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
On appeal, defendant assigns various claims of error arising out of a juror’s initial silence when polled about the verdict. Among his remaining contentions, defendant argues that the trial court erroneously gave an “acting-in-concert” instruction in response to a note from the deliberating jury requesting further explanation of some of the crimes charged against defendant.
Defendant was tried on charges stemming from a murder occuring on July 16, 1994 in Bronx County. During deliberations, the jury requested…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. DuncanNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. RiveraNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- People v. DeRosarioNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- People v. PickettNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Sharrow v. Dick Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1995
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3Cited by27 opinions
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