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People v. Heckstall

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 23, 1980
76 A.D.2d 913 (N.Y. App. Div. 1980)

Opinion

June 23, 1980


Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered August 21, 1978, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree and criminally using drug paraphernalia in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment affirmed. After the jury rendered its verdict the defendant orally alleged that there had been juror misconduct. The trial court instructed the defendant to move upon proper papers (CPL 330.30, 330.40 Crim. Proc.). Nevertheless, he did not. This failure coupled with the vagueness of the alleged misconduct causes us to conclude that the issue must be deemed waived. Margett, J.P., Martuscello, O'Connor and Weinstein, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Heckstall

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 23, 1980
76 A.D.2d 913 (N.Y. App. Div. 1980)
Case details for

People v. Heckstall

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, v. RUSELE HECKSTALL, Appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Jun 23, 1980

Citations

76 A.D.2d 913 (N.Y. App. Div. 1980)

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