Legal Opinion
People v. Martinez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 9, 1994PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Juviler, J.), rendered April 12, 1991, convicting him of manslaughter in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that he was denied his right to be present when the trial court held an in camera hearing, outside his presence, regarding the prosecutor’s request for an adjournment in order to locate two prospective witnesses. We disagree.
A defendant’s constitutional right to be present arises "whenever [defendant’s] presence has a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Kentucky v. StincerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- People v. MedinaNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. BynumNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. VelascoNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
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