PEOPLE v. HAMPTON


61 N.Y.2d 963 (1984)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Jeffrey Hampton, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 22, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mario Merola, District Attorney (Jeremy Gutman and Peter D. Coddington of counsel), for appellant.

Henry Winestine and William E. Hellerstein for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER, SIMONS and KAYE concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

The trial court charged the jury that if it found that either defendant did not act in concert with the other then it must acquit both defendants. When the jury found defendant Coley not guilty and the defendant Hampton guilty the verdict was clearly repugnant under the court's charge.

The determination as to the repugnancy of the verdict...

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