People v. Cotto
The People of the State of New York v. Hermes Faura Cotto
People v. Cotto, 28 A.D.2d 1116 (1967)
Opinion of the Court
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*1117 Concur — Stevens, J. P., Eager, Steuer, Capozzoli and McGivern, JJ.
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(holding that “the use of the words ‘reasonable certainty’ in the charge on reasonable doubt, depending on the content of the charge as a whole, may have a tendency to mislead or confuse the jury,” and “were improperly used in the charge in the present case”)
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