Legal Opinion
Katz v. Murtagh
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 8, 1971PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBreitel, J.
On February 19, 1970, petitioner, an otherwise uninvolved spectator at a pretrial hearing in the so-called Black Panther criminal prosecution in New York County (People v. Shakur, et al.), joined the audience in rising, when defendants entered the courtroom, and raised his arm in “ defiant salute ” while others shouted ‘ All power to the people. ’ ’ This followed a caution given to the audience by the presiding Justice immediately preceding the described occurrence: “ All right. I caution the audience again that I will not tolerate any misconduct from anyone attending the trial. We will have…
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