PEOPLE v. HASSEN

Supreme Court Case No. 13SC356.

351 P.3d 418 (2015)

2015 CO 49

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner, v. Omer Kelil HASSEN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

June 29, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioner: Cynthia H. Coffman , Attorney General, Erin K. Grundy , Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent: Douglas K. Wilson , Public Defender, Michael C. Mattis , Deputy Public Defender, Denver, Colorado.

En Banc.


¶ 1 At the trial of Respondent Omer Kelil Hassen, the trial court completely closed the courtroom during the testimony of two undercover officers. We granted certiorari to consider whether this closure constituted structural error.1 We hold that the closure...

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