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People v. Jones

Citations

  • 47 N.Y.2d 409
  • 391 N.E.2d 1335
  • 418 N.Y.S.2d 359
  • 5 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1262
  • 1979 N.Y. LEXIS 2086

How courts have described this case

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  • “The harmless error rule is no way to gauge the great, though intangible, societal loss that flows” from closing courthouse doors
  • “The harmless error rule is no way to gauge the great, though intangible, societal loss that flows” from closing courthouse doors
  • “the concept of a secret trial is anathema to the social and political philosophy which motivates our society-”
  • “The harmless error rule is no way to gauge the great, though intangible, societal loss that flows” from closing courthouse doors
  • “The harmless error rule is no way to gauge the great, though intangible, societal loss that flows” from closing courtroom doors.

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Judges: Fuchsberg

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