The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Julian Silva, Appellant; the People of the State of New York…

Summary

The Court held that the trial courts erred as a mode of proceedings error by failing to acknowledge and respond to jury notes requesting information, requiring vacating the attempted weapon possession conviction in Silva and granting a new trial in Hanson; the dissent argued the automatic reversal rule of O'Rama should not apply and advocated applying the Lourido/Agosto standard.