Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered before a different Judge. No questions of fact have been raised or considered.
In concluding its jury instructions, the court presented the jury with a verdict sheet which contained selected elements of the crimes charged and factual parentheticals.
A verdict sheet shall contain "the offenses submitted to the jury by the court in its charge and the possible verdicts thereon" (CPL...
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