New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York v. Stephen Autry, Appellant the People of the State of New York v. Domingo Lara…
February 13, 199075 N.Y.2d 836
Summary
The Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division orders in People v. Autry, Lara, and Brown, holding that failure to object to jury instructions on the defendant's silence means the error is not preserved for review, and reversed the order in People v. Fehr, remanding for further proceedings. The Court explained that objections are required to preserve charge errors unless the instruction unambiguously compels the jury to infer guilt from silence, which was not the case.