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People v. Roman

New York Court of Appeals

Decided April 2, 1996PublishedCited by 161 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Levine, J.

These appeals present heretofore unresolved issues in the application of this Court’s doctrine concerning a criminal defendant’s statutory (CPL 260.20) right to be present at sidebar conferences with prospective jurors concerning their possible inability to fairly and objectively weigh the evidence in the case. In all three cases, the venire members whose sidebar conferences were not attended by the defendants ultimately were not seated on the juries, having been excused for cause, by consent, or by peremptory challenge. Thus, these cases call upon us to…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  2. People v. AntommarchiNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. People v. VelascoNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. People v. FavorNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. People v. MitchellNew York Court of Appeals · 1992

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3Cited by161 opinions

  1. People v. CahillNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
  2. People v. VargasNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
  3. People v. VelasquezNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. People v. MaherNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
  5. People v. DePalloNew York Court of Appeals · 2001

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