PEOPLE v. BYRD


13 A.D.2d 536 (1961)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Byrd, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

March 20, 1961


Judgment reversed on the law and the facts and a new trial ordered.

In our opinion, the trial court failed to charge the jury adequately and correctly, particularly with respect to the evidence as it concerned the parties' conflicting claims; the corroboration of a confession and an accomplice's testimony; the effects of drug intoxication on criminal intent; the effects of drug intoxication on the weight of a confession allegedly given while so intoxicated; the question...

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