Steadman v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “We hold that the trial court’s findings are sufficient to meet the Waller test. The one seeking to close the hearing was the trial court. In its findings, the trial court advanced an overriding interest that was likely to be prejudiced: security. The trial court did not make the closure any broader than necessary to protect that overriding interest; only a few family members were excluded, and that exclusion was only for the voir dire portion of the trial. The findings of the trial court also show that it considered other reasonable alternatives to closing the proceeding. The trial court explored the use of other courtrooms and other facilities in the courthouse and found each of those alternatives to be lacking as well. We hold that the trial court’s findings adequately support the closure under Waller." 7”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Steadman v. State