Legal Opinion

People v. Willis

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

Decided November 26, 2014No. 2012-04962PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Firetog, J.), rendered May 2, 2012, convicting him of burglary in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s contention that the exclusion of his two children, ages one and three, from the courtroom deprived him of his right to a public trial is without merit (see People v Echevarria, 21 NY3d 1 [2013]; People v Henry, 119 AD3d 607 [2014]; People v Davis, 43 AD3d 448 [2007]; People v Santiago, 277 AD2d 473 [2000]).

The defendant contends that he was…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People v. FisherNew York Court of Appeals · 2012
  2. People v. EchevarriaNew York Court of Appeals · 2013
  3. People v. JorgensenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. People v. MelendezNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
  5. People v. HenryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. People v. MasonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  2. People v. NanandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  3. People v. MossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  4. People v. KingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  5. People v. SuttonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017

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