Ordered that the judgment is reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial is ordered.
As correctly conceded by the People, the Supreme Court erroneously instructed the jury on the charge of robbery by defining its elements following opening statements, and again before closing statements (see, CPL 260.30, 270.40). The court's instructions created the possibility of premature deliberations by the jury (see, People v Townsend...
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