People v. Kareem
Cases that cite this one
3 later published cases cite this decision.
- People v. Wah (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2019)
- People v. Marcucci (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2018)
- People v. Santiago (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2017)
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Opinion
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael R. Sonberg, J.), rendered August 24, 2015, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of attempted assault in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 5 years, unanimously reversed, as *551 a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and the matter remanded for a new trial.
As in People v Velez (131 AD3d 129 [1st Dept 2015]), the court’s jury charge failed to convey that an acquittal on the top count of first-degree assault based on a finding of justification would preclude consideration of the remaining charges. We find that this error was not harmless and warrants reversal in the interest of justice (see e.g. People v Blackwood, 147 AD3d 462 [1st Dept 2017]; People v Flores, 145 AD3d 568 [1st Dept 2016]). We have considered and rejected the People’s various arguments for affirmance.
Since we are ordering a new trial, we find it unnecessary to reach defendant’s remaining contentions.
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