Davis v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Oklahoma; Ralph E. Campbell, Judge. • Jack Davis and others were convicted of crime, and they bring error.
1Per curiam
The only question in this case that merits discussion is whether the defendants who were convicted of a crime against the United States were given a public trial as required by the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution. '
[1] -Near the conclusion of the trial, which lasted several days, a night session of the court was held for the arguments to the jury. When the jurors were in the box, and just before the court convened, the courtroom, which had become crowded, was by the direction of the trial judge cleared of all spectators except relatives of the defendants, members of the bar, and newspaper…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- State v. BrooksSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- Myers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- People v. HartmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
- People v. MurrayMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
- State v. OsborneOregon Supreme Court · 1909
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3Cited by66 opinions
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- People v. JelkeNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- United States v. KobliCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
- Kathleen A. Braun v. Barbara PowellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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