People v. Haymes

Memorandum. The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

We have examined the entire record of this case in a practical frame, particularly those portions showing that at the time the jury returned its first verdict, acquitting on the weapons charge and finding defendant guilty of manslaughter, it misunderstood the possession element of the weapons charge and disagreed over the intent to kill element of the manslaughter charge. The weapons charge was foreclosed from reconsideration by the acquittal, but since at least some of the jurors had mistaken the law on intent, the Trial…