PEOPLE v. CUBINO


222 A.D.2d 346 (1995)

635 N.Y.S.2d 625

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Ronald Cubino, Appellant

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

December 28, 1995


It was not error for the court to instruct the jury that in deciding a case, "[p]roof beyond a reasonable doubt * * * is the quality and the amount of proof that you would require before you made an important decision concerning your own lives." This statement, describing the jurors' reasoning process in assessing the standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt, is indistinguishable from the language we approved in People v Serrano (170 A.D.2d 269...

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