People v. Luckerson

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Bruce Allen, J.), rendered September 10, 2009, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and sentencing him to an aggregate term of 25 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly exercised its discretion in granting the People’s application, based on substantial security concerns, that potential spectators other than defendant’s family be required to show identification or provide their names and dates of birth. This procedure was considerably less…