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STATE v. CASTRO

No. 28885-4-III.

246 P.3d 228 (2011)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Samuel Joel CASTRO, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

January 11, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric J. Nielsen , David Bruce Koch , Nielsen Broman & Koch PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Laura Candace Hooper , Kittitas Co. Courthouse, David Kennedy Barrett , Kittitas County Prosecutor, Ellensburg, WA, for Respondent.

BROWN, J.

¶ 1 Samuel J. Castro appeals his conviction for possessing a controlled substance: cocaine. He contends his constitutional right to a public trial was violated when the court decided pretrial motions on legal matters in chambers and later put them on the record in open court with an invitation to counsel to object. Because the procedure did not implicate Mr. Castro's public trial rights, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2 Samuel J. Castro was...

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