· 6/1/2007
Ex Parte Easterwood
Citations
- 980 So. 2d 367
- 2007 Ala. LEXIS 97
- 2007 WL 1576107
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that a violation of a defendant’s right to a public trial is a structural error that does not require a showing of prejudice
- noting that \a violation of one's right to a public trial is a structural error that is … not subject to a harmless-error analysis\
- party seeking partial closure need only advance “substantial reason,” but “court still must satisfy the three remaining requirements of the Waller test”
- “A partial closure usually entails the exclusion of the general public from the courtroom proceedings while allowing the defendant’s family, friends, and members of the press to remain, unless a specific reason exists for excluding the latter”
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Judges: Bolin
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