Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Woodrow Miller, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1961-04-20
Citations: 9 N.Y.2d 839
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Woodrow Miller, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 9
Pages: 839–840

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Woodrow Miller, Appellant.
Argued March 20, 1961;
decided April 20, 1961.
Harold A. Meriam, Jr., and Samuel Goldstein for appellant.
Edward S. Silver, District Attorney (William 1. Siegel of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment of conviction affirmed; no opinion.-
Concur: Chief Judge Desmond and Judges Dye, Fuld, Van Voorhis, Burke and Foster. Judge Froessel dissents and votes to reverse on the ground that, upon this record and in light of defendant's written statement, the trial court's failure to charge the jury that it might find that the underlying felony had been abandoned was prejudicial error (People v. Walsh, 262 N. Y. 140; People v. Smith, 232 N. Y. 239; People v. Brown, 5 A D 2d 819; see, also, People v. Koerber, 244 N. Y. 147, 154; People v. Van Zandt, 224 N. Y. 354); accordingly, a new trial should be ordered.