People v. Brown

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1979-11-27

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OPINION OF THE COURT Wachtler, J. During a trial a juror conducted a "test” which bore on the credibility of a key prosecution witness. The issue on this appeal is whether that conduct and the communication of the results of the "test” to other jurors during their deliberations, constitutes reversible error. The defendant Brown was convicted after trial of one count of robbery, first degre…

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