Legal Opinion
People v. Romanelli
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 30, 1997PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him following a jury trial of burglary in the second degree (Penal Law § 140.25 [2]) and petit larceny (Penal Law § 155.25), defendant contends that County Court’s instruction to the jury that a "reasonable doubt” has "been said to be a doubt that’s conformable with sound sense and good judgment” impermissibly reduced the People’s burden of proof and deprived defendant of a fair trial. We conclude that there is no merit to defendant’s contention. The instruction on reasonable doubt, when viewed as a whole, does…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- People v. MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. ParisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- People v. BellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. ReddAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- People v. SnyderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
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