Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Stanley E. Davis, Jr., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1953-11-23
Citations: 282 A.D. 962
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Stanley E. Davis, Jr., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 282
Pages: 962–963

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Stanley E. Davis, Jr., Appellant.

Opinion:
Defendant appeals from a judgment of the County Court, Kings County, convicting him of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree, and imposing sentence, and from orders of said court denying his motions to set aside the verdict and for a new trial. Judgment reversed, on the law and the facts, and new trial ordered. No separate appeals lie from the orders, which have been reviewed on the appeal from the judgment of conviction. The summation of the assistant district attorney to the jury was inflammatory and prejudicial to the defendant. The issues of fact presented for the jury's determination were sharply disputed. Under the circumstances, the interests of justice require that a new trial be had. Adel, Acting P. J., Wenzel, Mac-Crate, Schmidt and Beldock, JJ., concur.