State v. Sams
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JONES, Judge.
The appellant, Ricky Sams, appealed as of right to this Court following his convictions for two counts of aggravated rape, one count of rape, and two counts of sexual battery. The victims of these offenses were the appellant’s two minor children.
The appellant contends that he was denied a public trial. He argues that the assistant district attorney general used the subpoena power of the trial court as a subterfuge for removing his relatives from the courtroom.
This is a case of first impression. Our research has not revealed a case involving the precise issue raised by the…
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