At the trial of a complaint or indictment for a violation of sections 609.341 to 609.3451; 609.3453; 609.3458; 617.246, subdivision 2; or Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.109, when a minor under 18 years of age is the person upon, with, or against whom the crime is alleged to have been committed, the judge may exclude the public from the courtroom during the victim's testimony or during all or part of the remainder of the trial upon a showing that closure is necessary to protect a witness or ensure fairness in the trial. The judge shall give the prosecutor, defendant and members of the public the opportunity to object to the closure before a closure order. The judge shall specify the reasons for closure in an order closing all or part of the trial. Upon closure the judge shall only admit persons who have a direct interest in the case.
Notes of Decisions
Crawford v. Minnesota, 498 F.3d 851 (8th Cir. 2007).
· cites it 7× “On direct appeal, Crawford argued that the trial court violated his constitutional right to a public trial by partially closing the courtroom while the victim testified without making the findings required by Minn.Stat. § 631.045 and by State v. Fageroos, 531 N.”
State v. McRae, 494 N.W.2d 252 (Minn. 1992).
· cites it 4× “” The trial court ruled that closing the courtroom was “appropriate in these circumstances, given the fact that she’s 15 years old and that she did appear to the Court [in an off-the-record hearing] to be extremely apprehensive about her appearance here today.”
State v. Fageroos, 531 N.W.2d 199 (Minn. 1995).
· cites it 6× “) In short, the record does not indicate whether the trial court complied with the requirements of Minn.Stat. § 631.045 (1994) or the requirements of the decisions of the United States Supreme Court and this court relating to closure, nor whether the defendant either consented…”
State v. Flint, 761 P.2d 1158 (Idaho 1988).
· cites it 2× “278, §§ 16A and 16C (West 1986); Minn. Stat. Ann. § 631.045 (West 1987); N.”
State v. Cooper, 353 S.E.2d 451 (S.C. 1987).
“278, §§ 16A and 16C (West 1986); Minn. Stat. Ann. § 631.045 (West 1987); N.”
State v. Bashire, 606 N.W.2d 449 (Minn. Ct. App. 2000).
· cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. § 631.045 (1998) allows the trial judge to exclude the public from the courtroom during a juvenile crime victim’s testimony, provided: The judge shall give the prosecutor, defendant and members of the public the opportunity to object to the closure before a closure…”
Austin Daily Herald v. Mork, 507 N.W.2d 854 (Minn. Ct. App. 1993).
· cites it 3× “See Minn.Stat. § 631.045 (court may exclude public).”
Odell Crawford v. State of Minnesota (8th Cir. 2007).
· cites it 4× “On direct appeal, Crawford argued that the trial court violated his constitutional right to a public trial by partially closing the courtroom while the victim testified without making the findings required by Minn. Stat. § 631.045 and by State v. Fageroos, 531 N.”
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