State Of Washington, Resp. v. Donald H. Turpin, App.

Verellen, J. —

¶1 This appeal presents the question whether the public trial right is implicated when a trial judge excuses a juror who reports as ill while court is not in session. Donald Turpin fails to show the excusal for illness constituted a process that has historically been open to the public, and public access does not play a significant role in that administrative process. Because neither prong of the experience and logic test is satisfied, Turpin’s public trial right is not implicated. Accordingly, we affirm.

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¶2 The State charged Donald Turpin with burglary in the second degree,…