Legal Opinion
People v. Bell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 9, 1996PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Rappaport, J.), rendered December 18,1991, convicting him of rape in the first degree and sodomy in the first degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that he was denied his right to be present during a material stage of the trial when a sworn juror was questioned about possible disqualification and then excused. Considering the nature and scope of the inquiry, the defense counsel’s presence was sufficient to safeguard the defendant’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- People v. McIntyreNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. TorresNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. MartinezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. CruzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
3Cited by6 opinions
- People v. VenticinqueAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- People v. ForneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- People v. KennedyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- People v. BellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- People v. BellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
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