Legal Opinion
Gibson v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 5, 1982No. Civ. 54648PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FEINBERG, J.
Once again, a court is presented by one of those tensions, endemic in a free and democratic society, wherein the safety of the court, those required to attend to the court, and the public present at a criminal trial, strains against the defendants’ right to a fair public trial before an impartial jury.
On the basis of information disclosed to the trial court, but not to petitioners, the court determined that in the interest of courtroom safety, all persons, other than jurors, attending the trial, will be required to:
1. Pass through a metal detector at the entrance to the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- People v. DuranCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- People v. RamirezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Gibson v. ClanonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- County of Los Angeles v. ThompsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
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