Does a defendant have both a constitutional and statutory right to public trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Thompson, 266 Cal.Rptr. 309, 50 Cal.3d 134, 785 P.2d 857 (Cal. 1990):
7 A defendant has both a constitutional and a statutory right to public trial. (Cal. Const., art. I, 15; Pen.Code, 686, subd. 1.) Proceedings for the impanelment of the jury are included within the term "public trial." (People v. Teitelbaum (1958) 163 Cal.App.2d 184, 206, 329 P.2d 157.)
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