Georgia Television v. Castellani

In this case the notice of appeal states that the matter appealed from is “the trial court’s decision in [a certain criminal prosecution] ordering the media, public and television camera to be removed from the courtroom during this criminal action and refusing to grant Appellant’s request for a hearing . . . prior to such closure.

“The clerk will please omit nothing relating in any way to the Court’s decision to close the courtroom made on June 27, 1987 [,] and June 29, 1987[,] from the record on appeal.”

We find that , this appeal must be dismissed. It is the duty of a trial judge, upon…