(Download) "People State New York v. Elery Thomas" by Court of Appeals of New York * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People State New York v. Elery Thomas
- Author : Court of Appeals of New York
- Release Date : January 05, 1980
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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The defendant was convicted of murder for stabbing and killing a woman and her two children in their Bronx apartment. The Appellate Division reversed and ordered a new trial on the ground that the courts charge on intent violated the Supreme Courts recent decision in Sandstrom v Montana (442 U.S. 510). The Appellate Division also held that the error was not harmless and was reviewable as a question of law although the defendant had not preserved the point by objecting to this portion of the charge at trial. The People have appealed.