United States Supreme Court
Presley v. Georgia, 09-5270
In a drug trafficking prosecution, the state supreme court's affirmance of defendant's conviction is reversed where the trial court failed to consider all reasonable alternatives to closure when it excluded defendant's uncle from the voir dire proceedings, in violation of defendant's Sixth Amendment right to a public trial.
Appellate Information
- Decided 01/19/2010
- Published 01/19/2010
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- United States Supreme Court