United States v. David Rivera

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• holding that a defendant whose sentencing hearing was erroneously closed was entitled to new sentencing proceedings
• explaining that trivial closures do not implicate the values of “ensuring fair proceedings; reminding the prosecutor and judge of their grave responsibilities; discouraging perjury; and encouraging witnesses to come forward”
• finding violation of public trial right where defendant's family members were excluded from sentencing proceedings
• finding violation of public trial right where defendant’s family members were excluded from sentencing proceedings

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).