Defendant's request, made through trial counsel, for a Friday adjournment of jury deliberations, should those deliberations continue beyond Thursday, in order that defendant might attend religious services scheduled at Rikers Island for Friday afternoon, was properly denied by the trial court after due consideration of the rights of all concerned parties. While strong constitutional guarantees exist for the protection of religious activities, an incidental burden on the free...
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