Legal Opinion
In re Sanctioning of Richard N.
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 29, 2014Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Martin E. Ritholtz, J.
What is the appropriate sanction for an impaneled juror who intentionally abandons a summary jury trial after being charged on the law and before deliberations, and, further, misleads the court as to his whereabouts? Should it matter that an alternate juror replaced him in the interim, and that the trial was only delayed by an hour and a half? Finally, during the hearing to determine the true reason for his absence, is the recalcitrant juror entitled to representation by counsel? These are the issues addressed in this special proceeding.
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- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Powers v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Gompers v. Bucks Stove & Range Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- International Union, United Mine Workers v. BagwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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