Legal Opinion
People v. Hassen
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 29, 2015No. Supreme Court Case 13SC356PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rice
delivered the Opinion of the Court.. T1 At the trial of Respondent Omer Kelil Hassen, the trial court completely closed the courtroom during the testimony of two undercover officers. We granted certiorari to consider whether this closure constituted structural error. 1 We hold that the closure violated Hassen's Sixth Amendment right to a public trial. In so doing, we reject the People's argument that the closure was so trivial that it did not implicate Hassen's Sixth Amendment right. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.
I. Facts and Procedural History
T2 The People…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Presley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Hagos v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2012
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