A man convicted of robbery should get a new trial because a judge responded to a jury note without first presenting it to the defense and prosecution and giving them a chance to respond, an appellate court ruled.

Andre S. Brown, 30, was convicted in 2010 of first-degree robbery, two counts of second-degree robbery, fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon for his role in a Queens knifepoint robbery in 2007.