Johnson v. Boyd

ORDER

During jury selection at Kurt Johnson’s state murder trial, the court, with coun*362sel’s consent, conducted portions of the voir dire process in the hallway. Johnson was not present at the time, nor did he personally agree to this procedure. He now contends that his exclusion from portions of voir dire violated his due process rights and that he is entitled to a new trial. Furthermore, he claims that trial counsel’s failure to object to the unconventional voir dire procedure, and appellate counsel’s failure to raise the issue on direct appeal, violated his Sixth Amendment rights. We affirm…