The People of the State of New York v. . Beecher Faber

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the murder conviction of Beecher Faber, holding that the trial court erred by failing to ask the defendant a sentencing question required by Code Cr. Proc. §480 and by giving an improper jury charge on jurors' duties. The court also affirmed that expert testimony on sanity may be admitted without the expert first stating the underlying facts. Accordingly, a new trial was ordered.