People v. Hok Ming Chan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Sullivan, J.
Since defendants’ right to be present at the trial of this indictment was not violated by their exclusion from the jury room discussion concerning a partial closure of the courtroom during a portion of the complainant’s hearing testimony and the resultant closure order was, in the circumstances, an appropriate exercise of discretion, we, unlike our dissenting colleagues, see no need for a remand and new suppression hearing. Inasmuch as the other issues raised by defendants lack merit, we affirm the conviction.
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