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Presley v. Georgia, No. 09-5270 (U.S. Supreme Court) (558 U.S. 209; 130 S.Ct. 721) (January 19, 2010) (Per Curiam)

Loaded on Jan. 25, 2010 published in Punch and Jurists January 25, 2010
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Voir Dire.

Here the Coirt held that, absent special circumstances, a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a public trial requires that the public have access to the jury selection phase of trial, including specifically the voir dire of prospective jurors.

In this case the Supreme Court strengthened the right to open public ...

 

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