People v. Morales
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Balletta, J.
We are called upon in this case to determine whether the failure to administer the oath to the trial jury until the conclusion of the People’s case requires a reversal of the defendant’s conviction. We now answer that question in the negative and hold that in the absence of prejudice, a delay in swearing in the jury will not warrant reversal. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of conviction.
On May 11, 1987, the defendant entered an apartment located on 15th Avenue in Brooklyn. A seven-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl were alone in the apartment. The…
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