Commonwealth v. Greineder

The defendant was convicted of the deliberately premeditated murder of his wife. He filed a motion for a new trial. After an evidentiary hearing, the motion was denied, as was an amended motion for a new trial. The defendant appeals from his conviction and from the denial of his amended motion for a new trial. The appeals have been consolidated in this court.

The defendant argues that (1) he was denied a public trial because a portion of his jury selection proceeding was closed to the public; (2) his State and Federal constitutional rights to confront and cross-examine witnesses were violated…