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APPELLATE COUNSEL WAS INEFFECTIVE IN FAILING TO RAISE A MODE OF PROCEEDINGS ERROR CONCERNING A JURY NOTE ON APPEAL; WRIT OF CORAM NOBIS GRANTED AND NEW TRIAL ORDERED (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, granting the writ of coram nobis and ordering a new trial, determined defendant’s appellate counsel was ineffective in failing to raise a mode of proceedings error on appeal. The was no evidence on the record that the trial judge notified counsel of a substantive note from the jury:

… [O]n the afternoon of the first day of jury deliberations, the Supreme Court received a jury note stating “11 of the 12 jurors find the defendant guilty on all counts. One juror after lengthy discussion still has a reasonable doubt on 9 counts. Juror feels we cannot change her/his mind no matter what we say or do. We need direction.” The record does not indicate that the court read the contents of the note to the parties, discussed its contents with counsel, or allowed trial counsel an opportunity to propose a response for the jury. * * *

The failure to provide counsel with meaningful notice of a substantive jury note requires reversal, regardless of whether the Supreme Court provided the jurors with a meaningful response to their note … . In short, in the absence of record evidence that the court complied with its core responsibilities under CPL § 310.30, a mode of proceedings error occurred requiring reversal … . People v Grant, 2020 NY Slip Op 05922, Second Dept 10-21-20

 

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