PEOPLE v. GRANT-BYAS

Ind. No. 5340/13. Appeal No. 15039. Case No. 2019-51.

201 A.D.3d 479 (2022)

161 N.Y.S.3d 61

2022 NY Slip Op 00137

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Karmik Grant-Byas, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided January 11, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Dean, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York (John L. Palmer of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Vincent Rivellese of counsel), for respondent.

Concur— Gische, J.P., Kern, Friedman, Oing, Singh, JJ.


The court's supplemental jury instruction on the element of sex trafficking (see Penal Law § 230.34[5][a]) that involves the use of force to compel or induce a person to engage in prostitution correctly stated the law and was not confusing (see generally People v Malloy, 55 N.Y.2d 296, 301-302 [1982], cert denied 459 U.S. 847 [1982]). The supplemental charge, which was essentially the same as the court's main charge...

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