In a New York pretrial hearing, where would a murder defendant sit?–with attorneys or in a prisoner’s box?
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 at
7:17 pm
HB asked:
I have seen pictures of murder defendants in prisoner’s boxes, and am wondering if all murder defendants must remain in prisoner’s boxes throughout the pretrial hearing, or whether they may sit with the defense attorneys. If in the prisoner’s box, when do they get the opportunity to speak to their attorneys? Also, are these without prescription drugs pre-trial hearings generally open to the public? And if it is not a celebrity or high-profile defendant, who normally attends other than the attorneys?
I have seen pictures of murder defendants in prisoner’s boxes, and am wondering if all murder defendants must remain in prisoner’s boxes throughout the pretrial hearing, or whether they may sit with the defense attorneys. If in the prisoner’s box, when do they get the opportunity to speak to their attorneys? Also, are these without prescription drugs pre-trial hearings generally open to the public? And if it is not a celebrity or high-profile defendant, who normally attends other than the attorneys?
With his attorney.