State of Washington v. Michael Joe Rocha

FILED JUNE 17,2014 In the Office of the Clerk of Court W A State Court of Appeals, Division III IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION THREE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) No. 32064-2-111 ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ) MICHAEL JOE ROCHA, ) PUBLISHED OPINION ) Respondent. ) KORSMO, J. - This court granted interlocutory review of this aggravated fITst degree murder prosecution to determine if the public's right to open court proceedings was violated when the trial court considered information in a closed hearing that ultimately led the court to recuse. We conclude that the public right…