State v. Herron

¶1 We must decide whether Jerry Allen Herron waived his right to a public trial and, if so, whether he may later assert the public’s right to an open proceeding. The Court of Appeals affirmed Herron’s conviction, holding that Herron waived his public trial right and that he lacked standing to assert the rights of the general public. We affirm.

I. FACTS

¶2 Herron was charged with rape in the first degree while armed with a deadly weapon for sexually assaulting an acquaintance at knifepoint in his car. Roughly a week and a half before trial, the trial court held an initial readiness hearing where…