New York Court of Appeals May 12, 1992 (People v. Sotomayer)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

It was reversible error for the trial court to submit to the jury a verdict sheet which, in addition to enumerating the crimes charged and possible verdicts, instructed the jury on the order in which the charges should be considered and the effect of a determination that the prosecution failed to disprove