People v. Robinson’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
2
states following
September 2001
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Most-quoted passages
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“[I]t is abundantly clear that the jury intended to convict appellant of criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell. Its additional finding that appellant was guilty of possession of a controlled substance was mere surplusage, in no way indicative of an inherent inconsistency. In fact, to a jury unschooled in the doctrine of lesser included offense, a verdict of guilty on those counts of the indictment charging criminal possession with intent to sell as well as those charging criminal possession of a controlled substance must appear quite consistent.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“'[i]f the jury renders a verdict which in form is not in accordance with the court's instructions or which is otherwise legally defective, the court must explain the defect or error and must direct the jury to reconsider such verdict, to resume its deliberation for such purpose, and to render a proper verdict.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the jury's failure to comply with the court's instructions does not, per se, require resubmission of the case to the jury for reconsideration of its verdict”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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