Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/17/2010

Commonwealth v. Cohen

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456 Mass. 94
921 N.E.2d 906
2010 Mass. LEXIS 31

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recognizing that \a partial courtroom closure is governed by the same constitutional standards as a complete closure.\
recognizing that “a partial courtroom closure is governed by the same constitutional standards as a complete closure.”
concluding that “lack of space to accommodate the general public due to the number of prospective jurors in the court room” is a “substantial” interest that might justify partial closure of a courtroom
recognizing that “[t]he closing of a criminal proceeding to the public may implicate rights guaranteed by both the First and Sixth Amendments to the United States Constitution[,]” and citing, inter alia, Presley, Press-Enterprise Co., and Waller
finding that courtroom closure for three days during voir dire could not be classified as “trivial” or “de minimus ”
acknowledging that \the [United States] Supreme Court's concern about the intermingling rationale appears to apply in the partial closure context as well....\

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Judges: Marshall, Ireland, Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Gants

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