PEOPLE v. LAIETTA


30 N.Y.2d 68 (1972)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Gerald Laietta, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 16, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert J. Brackley for appellant.

Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (Paul A. Sobell and Michael R. Juviler of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN, JASEN and GIBSON concur.


BREITEL, J.

The issue in this criminal action is whether the trial court erred in charging the jury that the defendant had the burden of persuasion on the defense of entrapment.

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of conspiracy (Penal Law, § 105.10), and attempted grand larceny by extortion (Penal Law, §§ 110.00, 155.40), and sentenced to concurrent maximum terms of three years...

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