1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 237 F.3d
  5. 237 F.3d 147 (2001)
 

WILLIAMS v. ARTUZ

No. 99-2195.

237 F.3d 147 (2001)

James WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Christopher ARTUZ, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. August Term, 2000.

Decided: January 3, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JONATHAN C. SCOTT, Scott & Scott, LLP, Melville, New York, for Petitioner-Appellant.

MICHAEL S. MORGAN, Assistant District Attorney, (Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney, New York County, Morrie I. Kleinbart, Assistant District Attorney, of counsel), New York, New York, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before: NEWMAN, WINTER, and SACK, Circuit Judges.

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

James Williams appeals from Judge Schwartz's dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Appellant contends that the state trial court's restrictions on entering and exiting the courtroom during a key witness's testimony deprived him of a constitutionally required public trial under Waller v. Georgia, 467 U.S. 39, 48, 104 S.Ct. 2210, 81 L.Ed.2d 31 (1984), even...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases