People v. Samuels
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*508Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (F. Rivera, J.), rendered May 8, 2002, convicting him of murder in the first degree and robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial is ordered.
During the cross-examination of the defendant, the trial court took an overnight recess. The trial court instructed the defendant not to discuss his testimony with his attorney during the overnight recess. The defendant correctly…
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