Ex Parte/in Camera Proceedings:

• Library: The Rulebook: The Definitive Quick Reference Guide for New York Criminal Law Practitioners (2020 Ed.)

► EX PARTE/IN CAMERA PROCEEDINGS:

Desirability: "'[E]x parte proceedings are undesirable, and they should be rare' " (People v Carr, 25 NY3d 105, 111 [2015]).

Generally: "Absent a substantial justification, courts must not examine witnesses about nonministerial matters in camera without counsel present or ex parte (see People v Contreras, 12 NY3d 268, 273 [2009]; People v Goggines, 34 NY2d 163, 173 [1974]). '[A]n in-camera examination of the witnesses, that is ex parte or without the parties represented...