People v. Garlick

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Denis J. Boyle, J.), rendered November 1, 2013, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 20 years, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly denied defendant’s midtrial request for a protective order pursuant to CPL 240.50 (1) as to a surveillance videotape of the incident. That provision was inapplicable, because discovery had already concluded. In any event, the risk that jurors might view media coverage of the case, in violation of the court’s thorough…