Defendant was indicted for the forcible theft of $20 from one of his two victims. Testimony was elicited that he had also appropriated a pack of cigarettes as he went through the victim's pockets. The Trial Judge instructed the jury, over defense objection, that they had to find, inter alia, that defendant had stolen a $20 bill and cigarettes, as testified. This overburdening of the jury turned out not only to be inconsequential, but, if anything, inured to...
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