People v. Peterson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hall, J.), rendered October 3, 1990, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that he was denied his right to a public trial when the courtroom door was inadvertently locked during his testimony. The defendant’s trial was open to the public until the People called their last witness, an undercover officer who was involved in the so-called "buy and bust” operation which led to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- People v. JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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