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STATE v. NJONGE

No. 86072-6.

334 P.3d 1068 (2014)

STATE of Washington, Petitioner, v. Joseph Njuguna NJONGE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

September 25, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna Lynn Wise , Attorney at Law, Prosecuting Atty King County, King Co Pros/App Unit Supervisor, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Casey Grannis , Nielsen Broman & Koch, PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Suzanne Lee Elliott , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys.

Sarah a Dunne , ACLU of Washington Foundation, Nancy Lynn Talner , Douglas B. Klunder , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of ACLU.

Colin Fieman , Federal Public Defender, West Dist of WA., Tacoma, WA, Katherine George , Harrison-Benis LLP, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington.

Colin Fieman , Federal Public Defender, West Dist of Wa, Tacoma, WA, Katherine George , Harrison-Benis LLP, Seattle, WA for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Newspaper Publishers Association.

Colin Fieman , Federal Public Defender, West Dist of Wa, Tacoma, WA, Katherine George , Harrison-Benis LLP, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington CO-Alition for Open Government.

STEPHENS, J.

¶ 1 We granted review of the public trial issues in this case, most notably whether the portion of jury selection in which the court excuses jurors for hardship is a proceeding to which the public trial right attaches. The Court of Appeals concluded that it is, and that Joseph Njonge's public trial right was violated when the trial court purportedly excluded observers during hardship excusals. Accordingly, the Court of Appeals remanded for a new...

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