(DOWNLOAD) "People State New York v. Charles B. Huntley" by Supreme Court of New York # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free

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Title: People State New York v. Charles B. Huntley
Author : Supreme Court of New York
Release Date : January 09, 1982
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 69 KB

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Two days after a jury found defendant guilty of manslaughter in the second degree for the stabbing death of Leroy ("Troy") Simmons, a juror came forward with the information that during the course of their deliberations, one of the jurors informed the others that, contrary to the instructions of the court, he had gone to the scene of the crime. He described conditions with respect to the width of the street; gave an opinion as to whether vehicles could be parked on either side of the street; commented on one of the chief prosecution witness ability to view the incident from a window overlooking the scene and stated that in his opinion she would have had a very good view. Such misconduct on the part of the juror, resulting in the jury considering matters outside the record, deprived defendant of due process and requires that the verdict be set aside and that he be granted a new trial.