Legal Opinion

People v. Rivera

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

Decided March 12, 2001PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Ruchelsman, J.), rendered February 23, 1999, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree (two counts) and criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree (four counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on thé law, and a new trial is ordered.

The defendant contends that he was denied his right to a public trial (see, US Const 6th Amend; Civil Rights Law § 12; Judiciary Law § 4; People v Jones, 47 NY2d 409, cert denied 444 US…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People v. HintonNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
  2. People v. JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. People v. KanNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. People v. NievesNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
  5. People v. GutierezNew York Court of Appeals · 1995

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. HeslopAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  2. People v. HectorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  3. People v. LeavyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

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