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TINSLEY v. U.S.

No. 00-CF-790, 02-CO-80.

868 A.2d 867 (2005)

Ronald TINSLEY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 24, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory A. Cotter, appointed by the court, for appellant.

Chrisellen R. Kolb, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and John R. Fisher and Roger L. Kemp, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief for appellee.

Before SCHWELB and GLICKMAN, Associate Judges, and STEADMAN, Senior Judge.

PER CURIAM**:

The issue in this appeal is whether Ronald Tinsley's Sixth Amendment right to a public trial was infringed upon when the trial judge ordered certain spectators out of the courtroom.1 The judge excluded the spectators to protect an intimidated prosecution witness and enable her to testify truthfully. We affirm.

I.

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