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PEOPLE v. JELKE

308 N.Y. 56 (1954)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Minot F. Jelke, Also Known as Mickey Jelke, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 31, 1954

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (Richard G. Denzer and Warren S. Tenney of counsel), for appellant.

George W. Herz and Arthur R. Stelljes for respondent.

LEWIS, Ch. J., DYE and FROESSEL, JJ., concur with FULD, J.; DESMOND, J., dissents in an opinion in which CONWAY, J., concurs; VAN VOORHIS, J., taking no part.

FULD, J.

The significant question here posed concerns the power of the trial court to exclude members of the general public, including representatives of the press, from the courtroom during the trial of a criminal prosecution.

The issue arose in the trial of Minot F. Jelke, on widely publicized charges of compulsory prostitution (Penal Law, § 2460) and other offenses of like character (Penal Law,...

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