PEOPLE v. MOORE


42 N.Y.2d 421 (1977)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Richard Moore, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 7, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Hellerstein for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Peter L. Zimroth and Richard M. Seltzer of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur.


WACHTLER, J.

The defendant has been convicted of attempted murder and felonious possession of a weapon in connection with the shooting of two New York City police officers. The Appellate Division has affirmed the convictions. The primary issues on this appeal are whether the defendant was deprived of a fair trial (1) by media coverage of similar crimes, committed and reported during the selection of the jury...

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