Petition of the day

By Maureen Johnston
on Jun 20, 2014 at 10:10 pm

The petition of the day is:

Issue: Whether a defendant, in order to establish a violation of his Sixth Amendment right to a public trial, must demonstrate not only that the trial court failed to follow the procedure set forth in Waller v. Georgia, but also that a member of the public was actually excluded from the courtroom.