State of Washington v. Patrick Wayne Karas

FILED DECEMBER 13, 2018 In the Office of the Clerk of Court WA State Court of Appeals, Division III IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION THREE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) ) No. 34899-7-III Respondent, ) ) v. ) ) PUBLISHED OPINION PATRICK WAYNE KARAS, ) ) Appellant. ) SIDDOWAY, J. — Patrick Wayne Karas seeks reversal of his convictions for second degree burglary and third degree theft, asserting his public trial right was violated by an unrecorded chambers conference in which the trial court heard an ER 615 motion to exclude witnesses and a motion in limine. In the published…