People v. Mordino
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Hancock, Jr., J.
During the weekend recess in defendants’ trial in Buffalo for murder, burglary and robbery, the local newspapers gave massive coverage to a series of sensational news stories unmistakably connecting the defendants to organized crime activities in the Buffalo area. The publicity, which occurred after the summations and before the court’s final charge and while the jury was not yet sequestered, originated in a news release issued at a press conference by the Buffalo office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. While we may *199question the judgment of the newspapers in giving such…
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