Legal Opinion
People v. Colon
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 22, 1988PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Alexander, J.
The principal question presented by this appeal is whether locking the courtroom doors during the Trial Judge’s charge to the jury — thereby precluding access to those who arrive after commencement of the charge, and prohibiting those who have elected to stay from leaving during its delivery — violates defendant’s constitutional right to a public trial.
Defendant was charged with criminal sale and possession of cocaine arising out of an undercover drug investigation in February 1983. After the close of evidence, and prior to the court’s charge to the jury,…
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