United States Fourth Circuit
BELL v. JARVIS, 98-7002
Trial court's closure of courtroom from during trial testimony of sexual abuse victims does not violate defendant's Sixth Amendment rights.
Appellate Information
- Argued 05/02/2000
- Decided 12/29/2000
- Published 12/29/2000
Judges
- Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, WIDENER, MURNAGHAN,WILKINS, NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, WILLIAMS, MICHAEL, MOTZ, TRAXLER, and KING, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.
Court
- United States Fourth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- ARGUED: James Phillip Griffin, Jr., North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Ellen Bradshaw Scouten, Special Deputy Attorney General, North Carolina Department of Justice, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Kathryn L. VandenBerg, North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Michael F. Easley, Attorney General of North Carolina, North Carolina Department of Justice, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees.