New York Court of Appeals, 1986

People v. Vincenty

New York Court of Appeals · Decided October 21, 1986

68 N.Y.2d 899; 501 N.E.2d 587; 508 N.Y.S.2d 938; 1986 N.Y. LEXIS 20611

Cases that cite this one

8 later published cases cite this decision.

People v. Morris (Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York 1994)
People v. Sotomayer (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1991)
People v. Joy (New York Supreme Court 1986)
People v. Jian Long Shi (Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York 2014)
People v. Harper (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2006)
People v. Owens (N.Y. 1987)
People v. Hill (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1987)
People v. Williams (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1986)

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Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed and a new trial ordered.

The Trial Judge distributed portions of his preliminary instructions to the jury in writing, which included a written outline of the elements of robbery in the first degree. Defendant’s objection to this procedure was preserved for this court’s review as it was sufficiently specific (see, People v Vidal, 26 NY2d 249, 254; People v West, 56 NY2d 662, 663). This procedure violated defendant’s right to a fair trial, and the error cannot be considered harmless (see, People v Townsend, 67 NY2d 815).

*900Chief Judge Wachtler and Judges Meyer, Simons, Alexander, Titone and Hancock, Jr., concur; Judge Kaye taking no part.

On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.4 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.4), order reversed and a new trial ordered in a memorandum.

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