Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Eddie Seals, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1989-04-14
Citations: 149 A.D.2d 929
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Eddie Seals, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 149
Pages: 929–930

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Eddie Seals, Appellant.

Opinion:
— Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and new trial granted. Memorandum: By instructing the jury that it "must be satisfied as to the actual occurrence of the alibi", the court "conveyed to the jury that the defendant must prove the truth of the alibi . Thus, viewed m its entirety, the charge was not satisfactory without the additional requested warning that the People had the entire burden of disproving the alibi beyond a reasonable doubt" (People v Victor, 62 NY2d 374, 378; see also, People v Campbell, 70 NY2d 724, 725). (Appeal from judgment of Erie County Court, La Mendola, J. — robbery, second degree, and other charges.) Present—Callahan, J. P., Doerr, Boomer, Pine and Davis, JJ.