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PEOPLE v. BROWN

16 N.Y.2d 495 (1965)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jessie B. Brown, Walter Williams, Jr., and Richard C. Thompson, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 22, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Hamilton Adams and Anthony F. Marra for appellants.

Aaron E. Koota, District Attorney (William I. Siegel of counsel), for respondent.

Concur: Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, FULD, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE, SCILEPPI and BERGAN.

Judgments reversed and a new trial ordered upon the ground that the colloquy in the presence of the jury with respect to defendant Thompson's opportunity to look for the store and to bring the proprietor into court put an improper burden on the defense and resulted in a trial that was unfair as a...

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