Legal Opinion
Pedro Nieblas v. Carl A. Smith, Superintendent, Marcy Correctional Facility
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 1, 1999No. 1999PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner-appellant Pedro Nieblas appeals from the October 22, 1998 judgment of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petition, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241(c)(3) and former 28 U.S.C. § 2254, alleged, inter alia, that Nieblas had been denied his Sixth Amendment right to a public trial when the courtroom was closed for the testimony of one witness, an undercover officer, during his drug trial in state court. On appeal, Nieblas contends that the district court erred in hearing additional evidence on the propriety of the courtroom…
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3Cited by46 opinions
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