Court of Appeals of New York

As New York's jury deadlock instruction under CPL 400.27 was held, in People v LaValle (3 NY3d 88 [2004]), to violate the State Constitution, an earlier attempt by a trial court to minimize the coercive effect of the flawed jury deadlock instruction in a death penalty case requires vacating defendant's death sentence under the doctrine of stare decisis.

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• Decided 10/23/2007
• Published 10/23/2007

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• Court of Appeals of New York

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