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U.S. v. THUNDER

No. 04-3780.

438 F.3d 866 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ralph Joseph THUNDER, Jr., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 22, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul C. Engh, argued, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for appellant.

Erica H. MacDonald, argued, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for appellee.

Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, BEAM, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Ralph Thunder, Jr., appeals his conviction on three counts of aggravated sexual abuse, see 18 U.S.C. §§ 1151, 1153, 2241(c). He asserts that his sixth-amendment right to a public trial was violated when the district judge closed the courtroom during the testimony of the children whom Mr. Thunder allegedly abused. He raises other issues as well, but in view of our holding on his sixth-amendment argument we find...

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