People v. De Lucia

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1967-07-07

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Keating, J. The issue on this appeal is the effect of an unauthorized visit by a jury to the scene of the alleged crime. Defendants De Lucia and Montella were convicted, after a jury trial, of attempted burglary in the third degree and of possession of burglar’s instruments. The Appellate Division unanimously affirmed. By a closely divided court, we upheld the conviction, stating that ‘ It has long been familiar law that jurors m…

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