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STATE v. BESKURT

No. 85737-7.

293 P.3d 1159 (2013)

176 Wn.2d 441

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Emir BESKURT, Samet Bideratan, and Turgut Tarhan, Defendants, Taner Tarhan, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided January 31, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Witchley , Ellis Holmes & Witchley PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Randi J. Austell , King County Prosecutor's Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Jeffrey Erwin Ellis , Oregon Capital Resource Center, Portland, OR, Suzanne Lee Elliott , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

C. JOHNSON, J.

¶ 1 This case involves whether the sealing of juror questionnaires amounts to a trial closure, implicating a defendant's federal and state constitutional rights to a public trial. In this case, questionnaires were given to and completed by prospective jurors to assist counsel in jury selection and to possibly identify who would be individually questioned outside the presence of the entire venire but in...

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