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PEOPLE v. MARTINEZ

172 A.D.2d 428 (1991)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Tommy Martinez, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

April 30, 1991

It is well-settled that prior to closing a courtroom, the trial court must conduct a careful inquiry to assure that the defendant's Sixth Amendment right to public trial "is not being sacrificed for less than compelling reasons" (People v Jones, 47 N.Y.2d 409, 415, cert denied 444 U.S. 946). A violation of this right is per se reversible error regardless of whether defendant...

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