Craven v. State

Barnes, Chief Judge.

A jury convicted David Wayne Craven of aggravated sodomy, aggravated child molestation, and child molestation. He appeals, contending that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to a public trial and the trial court erred in restricting his cross-examination of a State’s witness. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the convictions.

1. Craven asserts that his right to a public trial was denied in two ways, because court officials purportedly prevented some of his family members from entering the courtroom during voir dire, and because the trial court cleared the…