Legal Opinion
People v. Echevarria
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 30, 2013PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
The primary issue in each of these buy-and-bust cases is whether the trial court properly closed the courtroom to the general public during the testimony of undercover officers. We conclude that the limited closures comported with Sixth Amendment public trial principles, but a new trial is required in one case based on an erroneous jury charge on the agency defense.
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Echevarria
Defendant Alex Echevarria was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal sale of a controlled substance in or near school grounds for selling…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Waller v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Riverside Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., County of RiversideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Presley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- People v. HintonNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
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3Cited by64 opinions
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- People v. HassenSupreme Court of Colorado · 2015
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