Legal Opinion

State v. Klem

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided March 22, 1989No. Cr. 880148PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEVINE, Justice.

Ernest Klem (Klem) appeals from a jury verdict finding him guilty of two counts1 of gross sexual imposition in violation of § 12.1-20-03, N.D.C.C., from the judgment of conviction, and from an order denying his motion for a new trial. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The victim of the offenses was Klem’s adopted son. A general recitation of facts is unnecessary. Of several issues Klem has raised on appeal, we need consider only one:

“DID THE TRIAL COURT ERR WHEN IT EXCLUDED THE PUBLIC FROM THE COURTROOM DURING THE TESTIMONY OF THE ALLEGED VICTIM OF A SEXUAL CRIME WITHOUT…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Waller v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Riverside Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court, County of NorfolkSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Gannett Co. v. DePasqualeSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Kathleen A. Braun v. Barbara PowellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  2. Gilbert Nieto v. George SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
  3. State v. EnnisNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
  4. State v. MoralesNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2019
  5. People v. ClemonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1991

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