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STATE v. VANNESS

No. 2006AP2535-CR.

738 N.W.2d 154 (2007)

2007 WI App 195

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. David L. VANNESS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed July 3, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Chad A. Lanning of Lanning Law Offices, LLC of West Bend.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Gregory M. Weber, Assistant Attorney General, and J.B. Van Hollen, Wisconsin Attorney General.

Before CANE, C.J., HOOVER, P.J., and PETERSON, J.

¶ 1 CANE, C.J.

David Vanness appeals the denial of his motion for a new trial. Vanness argues he is entitled to a new trial because his Sixth Amendment right to a public trial was violated when the courthouse doors were locked and the public was denied access to the courtroom while he presented his case and the State presented its rebuttal. We agree, reverse the judgment and remand the matter for a new trial.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Vanness was...

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