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U.S. v. YAZZIE

Nos. 12-10165, 12-10326.

743 F.3d 1278 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Timothy YAZZIE, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shonnie Shidale George, aka Shonnie George, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 27, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Bresnehan , Law Offices of Michael J. Bresnehan, Tempe, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant Timothy Yazzie, 12-10165.

Keith J. Hilzendeger (argued), Research and Writing Specialist; Jon M. Sands , Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant Shonnie Shidale George, 12-10326.

Karla Hotis Delord (argued), Assistant United States Attorney; John S. Leonardo , United States Attorney; Mark S. Kokanovich , Deputy Appellate Chief, United States Attorneys' Office, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee United States of America, 12-10165.

Cassie Bray Woo (argued), Assistant United States Attorney; John S. Leonardo , United States Attorney; Mark S. Kokanovich , Deputy Appellate Chief, United States Attorneys' Office, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee United States of America, 12-10326.

Before: JEROME FARRIS, FERDINAND F. FERNANDEZ, and SANDRA S. IKUTA, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

IKUTA, Circuit Judge:

In this consolidated opinion we consider claims by Shonnie Shidale George and Timothy Yazzie, both of whom were on trial for sexual abuse with children, that their Sixth Amendment rights to a public trial were violated when the district court closed the courtroom while the child victims were testifying. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm the district...

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