New York Court of Appeals

The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Keith Keen, Appellant

April 13, 200094 N.Y.2d 533

Summary

The Court affirmed the conviction, holding that the defendant's Antommarchi waiver was effective, that he was not entitled to be present at defense‑initiated ex parte conferences, and that the trial court properly instructed the jury on a missing‑witness charge because the prosecution showed the witness was under the defendant's control and could have been called.