PEOPLE v. SHULER


55 A.D.2d 609 (1976)

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

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

December 6, 1976


Judgment reversed, as an exercise of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered.

Despite extensive efforts to keep from the jury the knowledge that the defendant's codefendant had been convicted of murder one year earlier, this information found its way into the jury room and was discussed during deliberations (see People v Gardella, 55 A.D.2d 607). The evidence against both defendants was almost identical...

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