Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered; no questions of fact have been raised or considered.
We agree with the defendant's contention that his right to a public trial was violated when the trial court, over defense counsel's objections, ordered that certain spectators be excluded from the courtroom while the complaining witness was questioned with respect to a particular sexual act allegedly practiced by this witness and the...
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