Legal Opinion
People v. Alvarez
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 30, 2012PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Lippman.
The question presented by these appeals is whether a defendant must preserve the argument that he was deprived of the right to a public trial when his family members were excluded from the courtroom during a portion of voir dire. Because we find that preservation is required, we must affirm in George. However, since the issue was adequately preserved in Alvarez, we reverse and remit the matter to Supreme Court for a new trial.
People v Alvarez
Alvarez was charged with two counts each of criminal possession of a weapon in the second, third and fourth…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- People v. NievesNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- People v. MartinNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
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