New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York v. Lee Nimmons
June 7, 198872 N.Y.2d 830
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division's order and remanded for a new trial, holding that a presiding justice's unauthorised submission of a second verdict sheet defining the statutory elements of each count, without the parties' consent, constitutes reversible error under CPL 310.30.