Legal Opinion
People v. Thompson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 12, 1989PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Felig, J.), rendered September 8, 1987, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered. No questions of fact have been raised or considered.
The testimony of the undercover officer was heard in the cleared and closed courtroom. "[N]o closing can be tolerated that is not preceded by an inquiry…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. PageNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. CuevasNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. BurnsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. BaldwinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. BowersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. MaxwellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991