BOWDEN v. KEANE

No. 98 Civ. 4203JES.

85 F.Supp.2d 246 (2000)

Vernon BOWDEN, Petitioner, v. John KEANE, Superintendent, Woodburne Correctional Facility, Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney General of New York, Respondents.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

February 10, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith Preble, Sue Wycoff, Legal Aid Society, New York City, for petitioner.

Eliot Spitzer, Atty Gen., New York City, for respondents.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SPRIZZO, District Judge.

Vernon Bowden ("petitioner" or "Bowden") brings the instant petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 against the Superintendent of Woodburne Correctional Facility and the Attorney General of the State of New York. Petitioner challenges his state court conviction on the ground that a closure of the courtroom to the general public during the testimony of a government undercover officer witness violated...

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