People v. Jones
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Titone, J.
After a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of attempted rape in the first degree and sexual abuse in the first degree. The principal issue raised on appeal is whether the Trial Judge violated the defendant’s right to a public trial when he cleared the courtroom of all spectators, including the defendant’s family, during a portion of the alleged victim’s testimony.
The complaining witness testified at the trial that on December 6, 1977 at about 8:30 a.m. she left her Manhattan apartment to go to work in East New York. She traveled by subway to the Broadway and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Coker v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- People v. HintonNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- People v. JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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