State v. Smith

FILE IN CLERK'S OFFICE SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON DATE SEP 2 5 2014 ......,,. •' IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, No. 85809-8 v. En Bane WILLIAM GLEN SMITH, Filed SEP 2 5 2014 Petitioner. J.M. JOHNSON, J. *-This case presents the issue of whether sidebar conferences implicate a criminal defendant's right to a public trial under article I, section 22 of the Washington Constitution and require a conviction to be overturned. William Glen Smith claims that the trial court violated his public trial right when courtroom limitations led to…