State v. Carter

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 120,103 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. QUINCY R.T. CARTER, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Under both the United States Constitution and Kansas statutory law, a criminal defendant enjoys the right to a public trial. 2. The right to a public trial implies that doors to the courtroom be kept open and that the public, or such portion of the public as may be appropriately accommodated, be admitted, subject to the authority of the court to exclude objectionable characters. 3. The right to a public trial right extends to jury selection. 4. A…