State v. Beskurt

¶1 — Tañer Tarhan appeals his conviction for rape in the third degree. The conviction arose from a group sexual encounter with H.W. that involved Tañer and three *822other defendants.1 All defendants were jointly prosecuted and tried together before a jury.

¶2 Tañer primarily argues on appeal that we should reverse his conviction and grant him a new trial because the trial court sealed preliminary juror questionnaires used during voir dire of the venire without first conducting a Bone-Club analysis.2 We hold that there was no violation of Taner’s constitutional right to a public trial. But because…