Defendant was arrested for the sale of two glassine envelopes of heroin to an undercover detective for the sum of $26. On appeal, defendant contends that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to a public trial because the Trial Justice closed the courtroom to the public while the undercover officer was on the witness stand. Specifically, he complains that there was no justification for barring his wife and children from the courtroom during the officer's testimony because...
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