Legal Opinion
Yung v. Walker
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 17, 2001No. 00 Civ. 1263PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
Petitioner Hoi Man Yung (“Yung”), a prisoner in state custody, has filed a petition for habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 alleging that the trial court’s decision to close the courtroom to his family members during the testimony of an undercover officer violated his Sixth Amendment right to a public trial. For the reasons set forth below, the petition will be granted and the case remanded with instructions to release Yung unless a new trial is held within a reasonable time.
Facts
In 1993, Yung was indicted on multiple counts each of first-degree criminal…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Hoi Man Yung v. Hans Walker, Superintendent, Auburn Correctional Facility, and Eliot L. Spitzer, New York State Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- Hoi Man Yung v. Hans Walker and Eliot L. SpitzerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- Hoi Man Yung v. Hans Walker, Superintendent, Auburn Correctional Facility, and Eliot L. Spitzer, New York State Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- Sevencan v. HerbertDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2001