Skip to main content

Mosby v. State

Citations

  • 703 S.W.2d 714
  • 1985 Tex. App. LEXIS 12828

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding appellant’s right to public trial was not violated by court’s outright exclusion of non-participants because of the extremely sensitive nature of the evidence being developed and youthful age of the witness
  • a guardian ad litem who was seated behind child witness during child’s testimony did not affect jury’s assessment of the witnesses’ credibility
  • “limitations on pubic attendance may be imposed so long as they are no more exclusive than necessary to protect a state interest that outweighs the appellant’s interest in public scrutiny of the proceedings”
  • ―limitations on pubic attendance may be imposed so long as they are no more exclusive than necessary to protect a state interest that outweighs the appellant’s interest in public scrutiny of the proceedings‖
  • guardian ad litem sat 15-20 feet behind 11-vear-old witness
  • guardian ad litem sat 15-20 feet behind eleven-year-old witness

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Nye, Seerden, Benavides

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

13 cases in this archive cite this case.

Cites

21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Other cases with this name

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.