12 Cited authorities

  1. People v. Buford

    69 N.Y.2d 290 (N.Y. 1987)   Cited 426 times
    Holding that the trial court's reasons for its determination following a Buford inquiry should be placed on the record
  2. People v. Rodriguez

    71 N.Y.2d 214 (N.Y. 1988)   Cited 155 times
    In Rodriguez, we held that where a juror is "racially or otherwise invidiously biased against the defendant," the juror is presumed to be grossly unqualified (71 N.Y.2d at 220).
  3. People v. Clark

    81 N.Y.2d 913 (N.Y. 1993)   Cited 54 times
    In Clark, therefore, we concluded that absent a specific showing of improper influence, a jury verdict could not be impeached.
  4. People v. Porter

    77 A.D.3d 771 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)   Cited 12 times

    No. 2008-00493. October 12, 2010. Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Ayres, J.), rendered January 11, 2008, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Martin Geduldig, Garden City, N.Y., for appellant, and appellant pro se. Kathleen M. Rice, District Attorney, Mineola, N.Y. (Tammy J. Smiley, Robert

  5. People v. Matiash, Matiash

    197 A.D.2d 794 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)   Cited 18 times

    October 28, 1993 Appeal from the County Court of Sullivan County (Battisti, Jr., J.). Mahoney, J. The primary issue on appeal in this jointly tried assault prosecution, involving the bizarre beating and partial castration of a man defendants believed was having an affair with defendant William Matiash's estranged wife, is whether County Court's failure to interrogate two jurors regarding a particular lunchtime conversation they had constitutes reversible error. A review of the record establishes

  6. People v. Ordenana

    20 A.D.3d 39 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)   Cited 5 times

    June 2, 2005. APPEAL from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (John A.K. Bradley, J.), rendered October 1, 2002. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of sodomy in the first degree and sexual abuse in the first degree, and imposed sentence. Robert S. Dean, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York City ( Abigail Everett and Michael J.Z. Mannheimer of counsel), for appellant. Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney, New York City ( Deborah L. Morse of counsel), for respondent

  7. People v. Triplett

    305 A.D.2d 230 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)   Cited 6 times

    1158 May 15, 2003. Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Carol Berkman, J.), rendered March 14, 2001, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree (two counts) and attempted robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him to consecutive terms of 25 years, 25 years and 15 years, unanimously affirmed. Hilary Hassler, for respondent. William A. Loeb, for defendant-appellant. Before: Andrias, J.P., Williams, Lerner, Friedman, Marlow, JJ. The court properly exercised its

  8. People v. Thomas

    196 A.D.2d 462 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)   Cited 11 times

    August 26, 1993 Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Jerome Hornblass, J.). During the trial of this matter, the prosecutor informed the Trial Judge and defense counsel that after court had recessed the previous day, she observed two of her police witnesses who had testified for the prosecution, talking to the jury foreperson while waiting for an elevator. Two or three other jurors were also present. The prosecutor stated that she heard the foreperson say something in a jocular manner

  9. People v. Cosby

    271 A.D.2d 353 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)   Cited 5 times

    April 25, 2000. Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Phylis Skloot Bamberger, J., at hearing; William Donnino, J., at jury trial and sentence), rendered March 29, 1994, convicting defendant of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 25 years to life and 5 to 15 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed. Yael V. Levy, for respondent. Joel A. Brenner, for defendant-appellant. WILLIAMS, J.P., MAZZARELLI, RUBIN

  10. People v. McClenton

    213 A.D.2d 1 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)   Cited 9 times
    In People v. McClenton (213 AD2d 1, appeal dismissed 88 NY2d 872), where the trial court declined to conduct an inquiry of a deliberating juror who wrote a note which indicated that the juror's discharge might be required, this Court concluded that an inquiry should have been conducted by the trial court.