People v. Johnson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Egitto, J.), rendered October 24, 1986, convicting him of murder in the second degree and attempted murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends on appeal that the trial court violated his First Amendment right to the free exercise of religion by denying his request to adjourn his trial from Thursday to the following Monday to accommodate his religious beliefs and practices. The Muslim Sabbath is observed on Friday and the…
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