Error in Manslaughter Jury Charge Held Insufficient to Overturn Murder Conviction
On May 27, 2009, in the case of State v. Docaj, the Appellate Division held that a one-word error in the Model Jury Charge for manslaughter was harmless in the context of the entire charge and the statements of counsel during trial and upheld defendant’s conviction for murder. This case shows that even model jury charges [...]
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