Writ Granted. La. Ch.C. art. 879(B) clearly states that "[a]ll proceedings in a juvenile delinquency case involving a crime of violence . . . shall be open to the public." La. Ch.C. art. 832 is not an exception to Article 879(B) in that Article 832 does not mandate that a hearing to determine a juvenile's capacity to proceed be closed to the public. Rather, Article 832 prevents further steps in the prosecution of the juvenile until the juvenile is found to have the mental...
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