Legal Opinion

People v. Martin

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 16, 2010PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Carroll, J.), rendered April 2, 2008, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Under the circumstances of this case, where there was limited seating in the courtroom caused by the presence of many potential jurors, the defendant’s right to a public trial (see US Const 6th Amend; Civil Rights Law § 12; Judiciary Law § 4) was not violated by the Supreme Court’s exclusion of the defendant’s father…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Presley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  2. People v. MalloyNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. People v. SteinbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. People v. ColonNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  5. People v. DombroffAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 2016
  2. People v. MartinNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
  3. People v. ClarkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. People v. GrantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  5. People v. GeorgeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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