Legal Opinion
State v. Brightman
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 6, 2005No. 72919-1PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
122 P.3d 150 (2005)
155 Wash.2d 506
STATE of Washington, Respondent,
v.
Nathan Dallas BRIGHTMAN, Petitioner.
No. 72919-1.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
Argued June 9, 2005.
Decided October 6, 2005.
Kevin R. Cole, Attorney at Law, Mercer Island, for Petitioner.
John Christopher Hillman, Alicia Marie Burton, Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney, Tacoma, for Respondent.
BRIDGE, J.
¶ 1. Nathan Brightman seeks reversal of his conviction for the second degree murder of Dexter Villa. Brightman claims that his constitutional right to public trial was violated when the trial court closed the courtroom to…
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