Gary F. Cohen v. Daniel A. Senkowski, Superintendent, Clinton Correctional Facility

OAKES, Senior Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Gary Cohen was convicted of various sexual abuse charges after a trial in New York state court. Cohen subsequently petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that his federal constitutional right to be present at trial had been violated when some portions of the voir dire were conducted without his participation. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Denis R. Hurley, Judge, denied the petition, finding that although Cohen had a constitutional right to be present when jurors were questioned about their exposure to…