State v. Sublett

¶47 (concurring) — I agree with the court’s decision and concur in the result reached by the court.

¶48 The present case is one of several cases that have come before the court involving the right to a public trial: State v. Sublett, 176 Wn.2d 58, 292 P.3d 715 (2012) (plurality opinion); State v. Paumier, 176 Wn.2d 29, 288 P.3d 1126 (2012); State v. Wise, 176 Wn.2d 1, 288 P.3d 1113 (2012); and In re Personal Restraint of Morris, 176 Wn.2d 157, 288 P.3d 1140 (2012) (plurality opinion). I have written opinions in each of the latter three cases but take the opportunity here to write a single…