Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Prince v. Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County

Prince v. Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, 423 U.S. 936 (1975)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1975-11-03
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • interest of the state and of the witnesses in preserving the confidentiality of undercover agents in narcotics cases justified exclusion of public during witness testimony
  • not error to clear courtroom for testimony of undercover agent to preserve his value to law enforcement agencies
  • proper to exclude public from courtoom during testimony of a confidential informant
  • to preserve confidentiality of undercover agents in narcotics case

Citator

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C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.