After a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of attempted rape in the first degree and sexual abuse in the first degree. The principal issue raised on appeal is whether the Trial Judge violated the defendant's right to a public trial when he cleared the courtroom of all spectators, including the defendant's family, during a portion of the alleged victim's testimony.
The complaining witness testified at the trial that on December...
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