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THE TRIAL JUDGE DID NOT GIVE COUNSEL MEANINGFUL NOTICE OF A SUBSTANTIVE JURY NOTE; NEW TRIAL ORDERED (SECOND DEPT). ​

The Second Department, ordering a new trial, determined the trial judge did not give counsel meaningful notice of a substantive jury note:

Pursuant to CPL 310.30, when a trial court receives a substantive jury inquiry, the court has two separate duties: “the duty to notify counsel and the duty to respond”… . With regard to the former duty, the court must provide counsel “notice of the actual specific content of the jurors’ request” … . A “trial court’s failure to provide counsel with meaningful notice of a substantive jury note is a mode of proceedings error that requires reversal” … .

Here, although marked as a court exhibit, the trial transcript does not reflect that the Supreme Court showed or read verbatim to counsel a jury note, which stated: “We would like the DNA results in regards to the blood smear on the banister.” People v Carillo, 2021 NY Slip Op 05710, Second Dept 10-20-21

 

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