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2009AP2496-CR State v. Carpenter

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//April 13, 2011//

2009AP2496-CR State v. Carpenter

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//April 13, 2011//

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Criminal Procedure
Right to public trial

Ronald Carpenter appeals from a judgment of conviction of kidnapping, false imprisonment, four counts of second-degree sexual assault by use of force, and four counts of first-degree sexual assault as a party to the crime. He argues that his constitutional right to a public trial was violated when the trial court posted a sign on the courtroom door that no one under eighteen could enter the courtroom because a sexual assault trial was being conducted. We conclude that no constitutional deprivation occurred when the trial was closed to persons under eighteen. We affirm the judgment. This opinion will not be published.

2009AP2496-CR State v. Carpenter

Dist I, Milwaukee County, Konkol, J., Per Curiam

Attorneys: For Appellant: Bonneson, Paul G., Milwaukee; For Respondent: Loebel, Karen A., Milwaukee; Murphy, Anne Christenson, Madison

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