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STATE v. ROCHA

No. 32064-2-III.

327 P.3d 711 (2014)

STATE of Washington, Petitioner, v. Michael Joe ROCHA, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

June 17, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin James McCrae , Grant County Prosecutor's Office, D. Angus Lee , Grant County Prosecuting Attorney, Ephrata, WA, for Petitioner.

N. Smith Hagopian , Dunkin Hagopian PC, Wenatchee, WA, for Respondent.

KORSMO, J.

¶ 1 This court granted interlocutory review of this aggravated first degree murder prosecution to determine if the public's right to open court proceedings was violated when the trial court considered information in a closed hearing that ultimately led the court to recuse. We conclude that the public right to open justice did not extend to the conveyance of information to a judge where there was not also a motion or request for recusal.

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