STATE v. HOOD

No. 31,568.

320 P.3d 522 (2014)

2014-NMCA-034

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert HOOD, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

January 16, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary K. King , Attorney General Margaret McLean Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee.

Jorge A. Alvarado , Chief Public Defender Kathleen T. Baldridge , Assistant Appellate Defender Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant.


OPINION

HANISEE, Judge.

{1} At Robert Hood's (Defendant) trial on charges of trafficking cocaine, the district court excluded, over Defendant's objection, all members of the public from the courtroom during the testimony of an undercover officer. On appeal, Defendant contends that this courtroom closure violated his Sixth Amendment right to a public trial. Applying our Supreme Court's recent decision in State v. Turrietta, 2013-NMSC-036...

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