People v. Mathis

*780Reversal is mandated on the ground that the trial court, sua sponte, and over the defendant’s objection, submitted a copy of the indictment to the jury (see, People v Kelly, 76 NY2d 1013, 1014; People v Taylor, 76 NY2d 873, 874; People v Nimmons, 72 NY2d 830; People v Sanders, 70 NY2d 837; People v Brooks, 70 NY2d 896; People v Owens, 69 NY2d 585; People v Sotomayer, 173 AD2d 500; People v George, 162 AD2d 705). Unlike People v Moore (71 NY2d 684), the jury here did not seek any such information and the submission therefore cannot be justified on the basis of any statutory obligation to…