Roberts v. United States

Easterly, Associate Judge:

After a jury trial, Orlando Roberts was convicted of six counts of First Degree *594 Child Sexual Abuse. He raises two challenges to his convictions on appeal. First, Mr. Roberts argues that the trial court committed numerous errors in its handling of the notes sent by the jury during deliberations, including the court's failure to permit the defense to read one of the notes. Second, Mr. Roberts argues his constitutional right to a public trial was violated by the court's voir dire procedure. We need not address all of the subparts of the first argument, nor any of the…