Legal Opinion
People v. Epps
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 10, 1975PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWachtler, J.
A defendant’s right to be present at a criminal trial is embodied in the confrontation clauses of the State and Federal Constitutions (NY Const, art I, § 6; US Const, 6th Amdt), and the CPL (260.20, 340.50; see, also, Fed Rules Crim Pro, rule 43). This appeal raises the difficult problem of when, if ever, a defendant in a criminal trial who is in custody may waive his right to be present at trial.
The appellant, Donald Epps, was indicted in 1972 and charged with four counts of attempted murder, two counts of sexual abuse in the first degree, two counts of sexual misconduct, sodomy in the first…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by153 opinions
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- People v. AikenNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. VelasquezNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
- Paul Clark v. James Stinson, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
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