Legal Opinion
McCrae v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 20, 2005No. 1D04-3482PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBenton, J.
On direct appeal from his conviction and sentence for second-degree murder with a *1096firearm, Louis McCrae argues that his Sixth Amendment right to a public trial was violated when the trial court ordered the courtroom doors locked. We affirm.
After a recess, before proceedings resumed, the trial judge announced: “We’ll wait for everybody to come back in who wants to be here.” He explained, “I’m locking the doors because I don’t want any more traffic coming back and forth.” He told persons already in the courtroom that they would be allowed to come and go at the next recess, but not before.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Spencer v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
- People v. ColonNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. WoodwardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by8 opinions
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