No. 20-926

Duane Ronald Belanus v. Montana

Lower Court: Montana
Docketed: 2021-01-11
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-rights due-process juror-privacy public-trial sixth-amendment voir-dire
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2021-02-19
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Sixth Amendment right to a public trial extends to the voir dire process, and whether the Sixth Amendment right to a public trial can be overcome by the government's interest in protecting the privacy of prospective jurors

Docket Entries

2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-15
Waiver of right of respondent Montana to respond filed.
2020-12-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 10, 2021)

Attorneys

Duane Ronald Belanus
Duane Ronald Belanus — Petitioner
Montana
Mardell Lynn PloyharMontana Attorney General's Office, Respondent