Legal Opinion
People v. Sotomayer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 6, 1991PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Bourgeois, J.), rendered February 27, 1987, convicting him of murder in the second degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
*501Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered. No questions of fact have been raised or considered.
The trial court committed reversible error when, over the objection of both the defendant and the prosecution, it submitted the following "verdict sheet” to the jury:
"verdict sheet
"people V DAVID SOTOMAYER IND. NO. 5673/85
"COUNT 1 NOT GUILTY GUILTY
"M…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- People v. BoettcherNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. OwensNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. NimmonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. MooreNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. TaylorNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
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3Cited by7 opinions
- People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. McCrayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- People v. MathisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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