Ronald D. Hassler v. The District of Columbia

D.C. Circuit

Ronald D. Hassler v. The District of Columbia

238 F.2d 264, 99 U.S. App. D.C. 188, 1956 U.S. App. LEXIS 4021

CourtCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

DecidedNovember 15, 1956

Docket13383_1

StatusPublished

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Ronald D. Hassler v. The District of Columbia, 238 F.2d 264, 99 U.S. App. D.C. 188, 1956 U.S. App. LEXIS 4021 (D.C. Cir. 1956).

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PER CURIAM.

In a proceeding in the Juvenile Court under D.C.Code, § 11-951 et seq. (1951 ed. Supp. III), appellant was adjudged to be the father of a child born out of wedlock. D.C.Code, § 11-957 provides t "Upon trial of proceedings under section® 11-951 to 11-967 of this chapter, the court may exclude the general public, and' shall do so at the request of either party.’* (Emphasis supplied.) Appellant’s counsel made a motion to exclude “newspaper people * * * together with any witnesses or non-parties” when, during presentation of his defense, he observed a reporter in the courtroom. 1 The Juvenile Court judge denied the motion. The Municipal Court of Appeals, in affirming, approved that ruling on the ground that the right to bar newspaper reporters is waived unless asserted at the outset of the trial. 2 We find nothing in the statute which warrants that conclusion.

Reversed and remanded with instructions to direct the Juvenile Court to award a new trial.

1

. The record is insufficient to warrant an assumption that the “newspaper people” were in the courtroom before counsel’s request was made.

2

. Hassler v. District of Columbia, D.C. Mun.App.1956, 122 A.2d 827, 828-829.

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PER CURIAM.

In a proceeding in the Juvenile Court under D.C.Code, § 11-951 et seq. (1951 ed. Supp. III), appellant was adjudged to be the father of a child born out of wedlock. D.C.Code, § 11-957 provides t "Upon trial of proceedings under section® 11-951 to 11-967 of this chapter, the court may exclude the general public, and' shall do so at the request of either party.’* (Emphasis supplied.) Appellant’s counsel made a motion to exclude “newspaper people * * * together with any witnesses or non-parties” when, during presentation of his defense, he observed a reporter in the courtroom. 1 The Juvenile Court judge denied the motion. The Municipal Court of Appeals, in affirming, approved that ruling on the ground that the right to bar newspaper reporters is waived unless asserted at the outset of the trial. 2 We find nothing in the statute which warrants that conclusion.

Reversed and remanded with instructions to direct the Juvenile Court to award a new trial.

1

. The record is insufficient to warrant an assumption that the “newspaper people” were in the courtroom before counsel’s request was made.

2

. Hassler v. District of Columbia, D.C. Mun.App.1956, 122 A.2d 827, 828-829.

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