STATE v. WHITLOCK

NO. 93685-4.

396 P.3d 310 (2017)

STATE of Washington, Petitioner, v. Ralph E. WHITLOCK, Respondent. State of Washington, Petitioner, v. David R. Johnson, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed June 15, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin Curler Nichols , Curtis Lane Liedkie , Asotin County Prosecutor's Office, P.O. Box 220, Asotin, WA, 99402-0220, for Petitioner.

Gregory Charles Link , Washington Appellate Project, 1511 3rd Ave., Ste. 701, Seattle, WA, 98101-3647, Susan Marie Gasch , Gasch Law Office, P.O. Box 30339, Spokane, WA, 99223-3005, for Respondent.


¶ 1 In State v. Smith, this court held that the constitutional right to an open courtroom did not require trial courts to invite the public to attend sidebars. 181 Wn.2d 508, 334 P.3d 1049 (2014). It defined "[p]roper sidebars" as those occurring at sidebar or its equivalent and involving...

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