UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal
Abstract
The United States Supreme Court has ruled upon the public's constitutional right to attend criminal trials in Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia, and the right to attend preliminary hearings in Gannett Co. v. DePasquale. This note analyzes whether there is a constitutional right of access to voir dire. The note explores the distinction between trial and pretrial events and the historical practice and structural purpose of voir dire. The author suggests that voir dire be considered under the Gannett analysis. Accordingly, the author concludes that there is no constitutionally guaranteed right to attend voir dire.
Recommended Citation
Kathleen A. Kelly,
Voir Dire: Is There a Consitutional Right of Access,
5 UC Law SF Comm. & Ent. L.J. 779
(1983).
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