A state appellate panel has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of murder after a Queens judge failed to give a defense attorney any opportunity to discuss the judge’s answers to five jury notes.
A unanimous panel of the Appellate Division, Second Department, faulted Supreme Court Justice Michael Aloise for not following procedures set forth in Criminal Procedure Law 310.30 and case law that detail how communications from a jury should be handled during deliberations.
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