People v. Ali, 47 N.Y.2d 920

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order appealed from should be affirmed for ‍‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍the reasons stated in the Appellate Division memorandum. We would add that instead of giving a special supplemental charge to ‍‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍a deadlocked jury, the court in its initial charge might well instruct the jury as to the nature of its duties ‍‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍in the course of deliberation (see PJI 1:28), and then, should the jury fail to reach a verdict, repeat the ‍‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍instruction (see Comment NY PJI 2d, 1:100; ABA, Standards Relating to Trial By Jury, § 5.4).

Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, ‍‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer concur.

Order affirmed in a memorandum.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Ali

Court Name: New York Court of Appeals

Date Published: Jun 26, 1979

Citations: 47 N.Y.2d 920; 393 N.E.2d 481; 419 N.Y.S.2d 487; 1979 N.Y. LEXIS 2175

Court Abbreviation: N.Y.