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PEOPLE v. CLEMONS

78 N.Y.2d 48 (1991)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Isaiah Clemons, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 11, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Wildridge, District Attorney (James P. Maxwell of counsel), for appellant.

Vivian Aquilina and Gerald T. Barth for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.

TITONE, J.

The right to a public trial (US Const 6th Amend; Civil Rights Law § 12; Judiciary Law § 4),1 although firmly rooted in our law, is neither inflexible nor absolute, and at times must be balanced against other competing interests which are essential to the fair administration of justice. The present appeal requires us to consider whether, in context of this rape...

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