Legal Opinion
People v. Felix
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 8, 2003PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*536Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Tomei, J.), rendered December 13, 2001, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in removing the defendant from the courtroom for a relatively brief portion of the trial after an angry outburst. He repeatedly requested to leave the courtroom, and unequivocally told the court that if he remained he would not comply with its directions (see People v Parker, 57 NY2d 136, 141…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. ParkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. TortoriciNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- People v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. SavonaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. BannisterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
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3Cited by3 opinions
- People v. PaigeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- People v. JenkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- People v. BerryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007