Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Carlos Soto, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1994-06-30
Citations: 205 A.D.2d 467
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Carlos Soto, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 205
Pages: 467–468

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Carlos Soto, Appellant.
[615 NYS2d 989]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Robert Haft, J.), rendered November 14, 1990, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the second degree, unlawful imprisonment in the first degree, and assault in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent violent felony offender, to concurrent prison terms of 15 years to life, lVs to 4 years, and 1 year, respectively, unanimously reversed, on the law, and the matter remanded for a new trial.
As the People concede, the trial court's submission of a verdict sheet, over defendant's objection, that, in addition to listing the charged crimes, contained annotations purporting to list the charged crimes' statutory elements, is reversible error requiring a new trial irrespective of whether defendant was actually prejudiced thereby (People v Kelly, 76 NY2d 1013). Concur—Rosenberger, J. P., Ellerin, Ross, Rubin and Nardelli, JJ.