State high court orders new murder trial for Central NY man because people thought courtroom closed
Hanza Muhammad was convicted of shooting a man in Syracuse 11 times in 2017. Muhammad is serving a 40-years-to-life sentence in prison.
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Hanza Muhammad was convicted of shooting a man in Syracuse 11 times in 2017. Muhammad is serving a 40-years-to-life sentence in prison.
The state Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that a murder conviction should be vacated because the public was excluded from portions of the trial.
The state Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that a murder conviction should be vacated because the public was excluded from portions of the trial.
New York’s highest court is set to hear arguments later this month over whether a Manhattan judge violated a murder suspect’s constitutional right to a public trial by ordering her courtroom to be sealed in response to what she called “intimidating” behavior by audience members observing the case.