Legal Opinion

People v. Smith

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 26, 2016No. 2015-03472PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Gugerty, J.), rendered April 9, 2015, convicting him of criminal contempt in the first degree, criminal contempt in the second degree, tampering with a witness in the fourth degree, and harassment in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s contention that the Supreme Court improvidently exercised its discretion in removing him from the courtroom is without merit (see CPL 260.20; People v Byrnes, 33 NY2d 343, 349-350 [1974]). The record shows…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People v. SantiagoNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. ByrnesNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. People v. DuboisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. People v. HicksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  5. People v. BaxterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. LabossiereAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  2. People v. AlexanderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
  3. People v. KeizerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018
  4. People v. PellisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018

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