Greenberg v. Turner

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (initiated in this court pursuant to CPLR 506 [b] [1]) to prohibit respondent John G. Turner, Jr., from closing a courtroom prior to the adjudication of youthful offender status except as permitted under Judiciary Law § 4.

In November 1985, four persons were indicted in Albany County for class B felonies. All four subsequently were arraigned before respondent Albany County Judge John G. Turner, Jr., (hereinafter respondent), and pleaded guilty. These defendants then moved for adjudication as youthful offenders and for all further proceedings to be closed…