Legal Opinion
Frederick J. Martineau v. Everett I. Perrin, Jr., Warden, New Hampshire State Prison, Respondent
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 25, 1979No. 78-1368PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
The central issue in this habeas corpus appeal is whether petitioner, Frederick J. Martineau, waived his sixth amendment right to a public trial.
We outline the facts and legal steps leading to this appeal. Petitioner was tried and convicted of attempted burglary in a jury waived trial that lasted for six days. He promptly brought a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the New Hampshire Supreme Court on the grounds that he was denied a public trial because the doors to the courtroom were locked and the public excluded for a portion of the trial. The case was remanded to…
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