Longus v. State

KRAUSER, Chief Judge.

Convicted of robbery and second-degree assault by a jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Washington County, appellant Kenneth Longus presents two questions for our review:

1. Did the circuit court err in granting the prosecutor’s motion to exclude two spectators from the courtroom during the testimony of a key prosecution witness?

2. Did the circuit court err in denying appellant’s request for a continuance to obtain a defense witness?

For the reasons that follow, we hold that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in either excluding two spectators from the…