New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Egbert Grant, Appellant
October 17, 20067 N.Y.3d 421
Summary
The Court held that a Sandoval error is subject to harmless‑error analysis and, applying that standard, found the error harmless so the criminal contempt convictions were affirmed; Judge R.S. Smith dissented, arguing that any error denying a defendant the chance to testify cannot be harmless.