State Of Washington v. Bahadar Singh

• Court: Court of Appeals of Washington
• Decided: May 18, 2015
• Docket: 70639-0
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 70639-0-1 Respondent, DIVISION ONE

BAHADAR SINGH UNPUBLISHED OPINION

Appellant. FILED: MAY 1 8 2015

PER CURIAM - Bahadar Singh appeals his convictions for six counts of

unlawful issuance of checks or drafts and one count of conspiracy to commit first

degree theft. He contends his right to a public trial was violated when the court

took peremptory challenges in writing at sidebar and later filed the written

challenges in the record. This contention is controlled by our decision in State v.

Filitaula, Wn. App. , 339 P.3d 221 (2014) (exercise of challenges for cause

in writing did not constitute a courtroom closure and not implicate public trial right

where form containing written challenges was filed in court record); see also

State v. Dunn. 180 Wn. App. 570, 575, 321 P.3d 1283 (2014), rev. denied, 181

Wn.2d 1030, 340 P.3d 228 (2015); State v. Love. 176 Wn. App. 911, 920, 309

P.3d 1209 (2013), rev. granted in part. 181 Wn.2d 1029, 340 P.3d 228 (2015).

Affirmed.

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