Legal Opinion
People v. Martinez
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 23, 1993PublishedCited by 230 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
These appeals of two "buy-and-bust” cases present the question whether defendant’s right to a public trial was violated when the trial court ordered the courtroom closed during the testimony of the undercover officer who made the buy. We conclude in the first case that defendant’s right was violated, but uphold closure in the second.
People v Martinez
According to the trial testimony, on February 14, 1990, an undercover officer approached defendant at 158th Street and Melrose Avenue in the Bronx, and obtained two "glossines” of heroin from him in exchange…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Waller v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- People v. HintonNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- People v. JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. KanNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
3Cited by230 opinions
- People v. RamosNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- Ayala v. SpeckardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- Andre Brown v. Robert Kuhlmann, Superintendent of Sullivan Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Peter Vidal v. Joseph Williams, Superintendent of Fulton Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Andrew Brown v. Christopher Artuz, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
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