State v. Ndina

¶ 1. The State appeals from an order reversing the judgment and ordering a new trial for Dhosi J. Ndina after a jury found him guilty of first-degree recklessly endangering safety. The State argues that because Ndina failed to object when the tried court removed disruptive family members from the courtroom, his claim of violation of his Sixth Amendment right to a public trial should have been reviewed in the context of ineffective assistance of counsel. We conclude that Ndina's failure to object during his trial when the court ordered family members out of the courtroom requires this court to…