C. Johnson, J. ¶1 The Washington Constitution provides in relevant part that an accused has the right to “a speedy public trial by an impartial jury.” Const, art. I, § 22 (emphasis added). This case asks us to determine whether a defendant’s constitutional right to a public trial under article I, section 22 was violated when the trial court closed a portion of voir dire to safeguard the defendant’s righ…
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