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PEOPLE v. VAUGHN

Docket No. 142627.

821 N.W.2d 288 (2012)

491 Mich. 642

PEOPLE v. VAUGHN.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 9, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill Schuette , Attorney General, John J. Bursch , Solicitor General, Kym L. Worthy , Prosecuting Attorney, Timothy A. Baughman , Chief of Research, Training and Appeals, and Thomas M. Chambers , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

State Appellate Defender (by Randy E. Davidson ) for defendant.

Bill Schuette , Attorney General, John J. Bursch , Solicitor General, Richard A. Bandstra , Chief Legal Counsel, and Bruce H. Edwards , Assistant Attorney General, for the Department of the Attorney General.

Craig A. Daly, P.C., Detroit (by Craig A. Daly ) on behalf of defendant.

YOUNG, C.J.

We granted defendant's application for leave to appeal to determine whether defendant is entitled to a new trial because the circuit court closed the courtroom during voir dire in violation of defendant's constitutional rights.1 We hold that a defendant's right to a public trial is subject to the forfeiture rule articulated in People v. Carines2 and that the Court of Appeals erred by concluding...

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