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Indictment Rendered Duplicitous by Trial Evidence Required Reversal

The Fourth Department reversed a conviction finding the indictment was rendered duplicitous by the trial evidence:

It is apparent from the record that the grand jury returned only a one-count indictment, having found the evidence of possession of the uncut cocaine insufficient to return a second count. The indictment was rendered duplicitous …because the People presented evidence at trial that defendant had constructive possession of both the uncut cocaine and the cocaine in the sandwich bag. Indeed, the prosecutor advanced that theory in her opening statement and on summation. “Under the circumstances, there can be no assurance that the jury ‘reached a unanimous verdict’ ” with respect to defendant’s constructive possession of the cocaine in the sandwich bag as opposed to the uncut cocaine … . People v Montgomery, 260, KA 09-00153, 4th Dept. 3-22-13

 

 

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