DISORDER IN THE COURT - REPORT OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON COURTROOM CONDUCT

• NCJ Number: 17797
• Author(s): N DORSEN; L FRIEDMAN
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 446 pages
• Sale Source: Pantheon Books
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE EXTENT, CAUSES, AND HISTORY OF COURTROOM DISRUPTION, A DISCUSSION OF THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THOSE IN THE COURTROOM, AND SUGGESTED REMEDIES AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES.

Abstract

THE DIMENSIONS OF THE CURRENT PROBLEM OF COURTROOM DISORDER, A REVIEW OF THE NEED FOR ORDERLY JUSTICE, AND A HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF COURT DISRUPTIONS INCLUDING EUROPEAN CASES, ENGLISH CASES, AND AMERICAN DISORDERLY TRIALS ARE PROVIDED. DISORDERLY TRIALS OF THE MODERN ERA SUCH AS THE NAZI SEDITION TRIAL, THE COMMUNIST SMITH ACT TRIAL, THE CHICAGO CONSPIRACY TRIAL, AND THE NEW YORK BLACK PANTHER CASE ARE DESCRIBED. RESPONSIBILITIES, PREVENTIVE SANCTIONS, AND REMEDIES FOR COURTROOM DISRUPTIONS ARE DISCUSSED WITH RESPECT TO THE CONDUCT OF DEFENDANTS, DEFENSE ATTORNEYS, PROSECUTORS, AND JUDGES. DISCUSSIONS OF THE CONTEMPT POWER AND THE INTEGRITY AND SECURITY OF THE COURTROOM ARE ALSO PROVIDED. THE APPENDIXES INCLUDE QUESTIONNAIRES AND A TABULATION AND ANALYSIS OF RESPONSES FOR TRIAL JUDGES, ATTORNEYS GENERAL, BAR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS AND PROSECUTORS. A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON COURTROOM DISORDER IS ALSO PROVIDED.