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PRITCHETT v. STATE

No. 88-02727.

566 So.2d 6 (1990)

Jerry PRITCHETT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied August 30, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Bartow, and Brad Permar, Asst. Public Defender, Clearwater, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Michele Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

RYDER, Judge.

Jerry Pritchett, who was convicted of and sentenced for capital sexual battery, has appealed on three grounds, one of which has merit and requires us to reverse and remand for a new trial.

During the trial, the state requested that the courtroom be cleared, while the minor victim testified. Pritchett objected on the ground that clearing the courtroom would deny him the right to a public trial. Over Pritchett's objection, the trial court ordered...

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