Legal Opinion
People v. Tolentino
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 1, 1997PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed and a new trial ordered.
On October 25, 1991, defendant was arrested for allegedly selling three grams of cocaine to an undercover officer at Broadway and 165th Street in Manhattan. During trial, the prosecutor represented that the officer might still be working undercover in the area of defendant’s arrest and had expressed concern that open-court testimony would jeopardize both his safety and ongoing operations. The prosecutor therefore moved to close the courtroom during the officer’s testimony.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Waller v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- People v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- People v. JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. RamosNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- People v. ClemonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Andre Brown v. Robert Kuhlmann, Superintendent of Sullivan Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- People v. JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- People v. JeffersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- People v. GriffinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- People v. MelendezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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