Judgment reversed on the law and a new trial granted.
Closure of the courtroom during the complainant's testimony deprived defendant of his constitutional and statutory right to a public trial (US Const 6th Amend; Civil Rights Law § 12; Judiciary Law § 4). Although the Legislature has provided for the discretionary exclusion of the public in rape cases (Judiciary Law § 4), the court's bare...
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