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Constitutional Law

Sep. 19, 2006

Panel Tosses Sex Assault Conviction

Last year, a Sacramento County judge spared a 14-year-old girl the shame of testifying in open court about being molested by her mother's boyfriend.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer
     
Last year, a Sacramento County judge spared a 14-year-old girl the shame of testifying in open court about being molested by her mother's boyfriend.
      But a state appeal court has ruled that closing the courtroom violated Gary Don Baldwin's constitutional right to a public trial, which means the girl will likely have to repeat he...

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