Legal Opinion

People v. Cole

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 7, 1995PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

The trial court did not err in including on the verdict sheet a direction regarding the order in which the submitted charges should be considered. This direction implemented CPL 310.20, which authorizes the court to give the jury a verdict sheet containing "the offenses submitted to the jury * * * and the possible verdicts thereon. ” (Emphasis added.) The problem presented by this case is distinguishable from that presented in People v Sotomayer (79 NY2d 1029). The verdict sheet in Sotomayer contained an…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. RegisterNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. DokesNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. People v. PoplisNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
  4. People v. TaylorNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. People v. SotomayerNew York Court of Appeals · 1992

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. People v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
  2. Mannix v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
  3. People v. StrawbridgeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  4. Guzman v. GreeneDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2006
  5. People v. PetronioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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