(Download) "People State New York v. Vernon Branch And Vraden Branch" by Court of Appeals of New York " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People State New York v. Vernon Branch And Vraden Branch
- Author : Court of Appeals of New York
- Release Date : January 24, 1979
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 68 KB
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After a joint jury trial defendants Vernon and Vraden Branch were convicted of murder in the second degree (Penal Law, § 125.25, subd 3) and robbery in the first degree (Penal Law, § 160.15). On appeal to the Appellate Division both defendants argued, among other things, that the trial court erred, as a matter of law, in denying their challenge for cause to excuse a venireman from the jury. The Appellate Division held that the denial of the challenge for cause constituted reversible error under CPL 270.20 (subd 1, par [c]), reversed the judgments of conviction and remanded for a new trial. This case presents a novel question of statutory interpretation.