State v. Comeaux

THIGPEN, Judge.

Allan Comeaux (“Defendant”) appeals from judgments convicting him of four counts of taking indecent liberties with a child. On appeal, Defendant contends that his Sixth Amendment right to a public trial was violated because the trial court closed the courtroom during the victim’s testimony without making findings of fact as required under Waller v. Georgia, 467 U.S. 39 (1984). Defendant also contends that the trial court erred by denying his motions to dismiss, or by failing to arrest judgment, because the indictments, jury instructions, and verdict forms were “duplicitous” and…