No. 18-6510

Frank Pruitt v. New York

Lower Court: New York
Docketed: 2018-11-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 1st-amendment 6th-amendment courtroom-access criminal-procedure due-process judicial-discretion judicial-inquiry public-trial removal-from-trial right-to-attend-trial right-to-observe sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: 2019-01-04
Question Presented (from Petition)

Was the right to a Public trial, and the right of the Public to attend trial, abrogated when the trial judge failed to conduct careful inquiry "before", ordering a removal from the trial?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was the right to a Public trial, and the right of the Public to attend trial, abrogated when the trial judge failed to conduct careful inquiry 'before' ordering a removal from the trial?

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-10-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 3, 2018)

Attorneys

Frank Pruitt
Frank Pruitt — Petitioner