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CRAWFORD v. MINNESOTA

No. 05-3221.

498 F.3d 851 (2007)

Odell DePriest CRAWFORD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. State of MINNESOTA, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 20, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Kolstad, argued Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

Jean Burdorf, argued, Michael K. Walz, Assistant County Attorney, on the brief, Hennepin County Attorney's Office, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BYE and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

A Minnesota state court jury found Odell DePriest Crawford guilty of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, the rape of his girlfriend's thirteen-year-old daughter. On direct appeal, Crawford argued that the trial court violated his constitutional right to a public trial by partially closing the courtroom while the victim testified without making the findings required by Minn.Stat. § 631.045 and by State v. Fageroos,

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