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FAILURE TO INSTRUCT SPECTATORS TO REMOVE OR COVER UP T-SHIRTS MEMORIALIZING THE MURDER VICTIM WAS HARMLESS ERROR.

The Third Department determined County Court's failure to address T-shirts memorializing the murder victim worn by trial spectators was error, but the error was harmless:

… [W]e find that County Court's failure to instruct the spectators to remove or cover up their T-shirts was error, but the court was attentive to the courtroom environment and interacted with the spectators in an authoritative yet sensitive manner. In addition, there is no evidence that the spectators who wore the T-shirts called attention to themselves during the trial, nor did the photograph or letters “R.I.P.” convey anything other than remembrance of the victim. Consequently, we conclude that their conduct was not so egregious as to require reversal. We also find that the proof of defendant's guilt was so overwhelming that there was no reasonable possibility that this error might have contributed to his conviction … . People v Jones, 2016 NY Slip Op 03770, 3rd Dept 5-12-16

CRIMINAL LAW (FAILURE TO INSTRUCT SPECTATORS TO REMOVE OR COVER UP T-SHIRTS MEMORIALIZING THE MURDER VICTIM WAS HARMLESS ERROR)/T-SHIRTS MEMORIALIZING MURDER VICTIM (CRIMINAL TRIAL. FAILURE TO INSTRUCT SPECTATORS TO REMOVE OR COVER UP T-SHIRTS MEMORIALIZING THE MURDER VICTIM WAS HARMLESS ERROR)

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