State v. Effinger

¶ 1 — Ryan Effinger appeals his convictions for five counts of felony violation of a no contact order. He argues that his right to a public trial and his right to be present at all critical stages of his trial were violated when the trial court held sidebars for the peremptory and the for cause challenges. Effinger also argues that improper opinion testimony on his guilt constituted a manifest error *557affecting a constitutional right, that the court abused its discretion by imposing a discretionary $100 domestic violence fee, and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel because his…