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LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER CO., INC. v. TACKETT

601 S.W.2d 905 (1980)

The LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER COMPANY, INC., Appellant Cross Appellee, v. Honorable Charles M. TACKETT, Judge, Fayette Circuit Court, Appellee, and The Alleged Minor Victims in Commonwealth v. Payne, Fayette Circuit Court, Intervenors Cross Appellant. The ALLEGED MINOR VICTIMS in Commonwealth v. Payne, Fayette Circuit Court, Appellants. v. The LEXINGTON LEADER COMPANY, INC. and Honorable Charles M. Tackett, Judge, Fayette Circuit Court, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

June 24, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lyle G. Robey, Stoll, Keenon & Park, Lexington, for Lexington Herald Leader Co., Inc.

Charles M. Tackett, Lexington, pro se.

Kay E. Sauer and Joshua E. Santana, Terry R. Anderson, William C. Wessell, Oscar H. Geralds, Jr., Lexington, for alleged minor victims.

LUKOWSKY, Justice.

This is an appeal from the denial by the Court of Appeals of an application for relief in the nature of prohibition. The sole issue presented is whether a trial judge was proceeding erroneously when at the request of 10 male victims under the age of 12, and without objection by the defendant, he ordered the courtroom closed to the entire public and press during their testimony. The order also provided...

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