State Of Washington v. Bahadar Singh

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BAHADAR SINGH UNPUBLISHED OPINION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 Wash. App. 570, 575, 321 P.3d 1283 (2014), rev. denied, 181
Wash. 2d 1030, 340 P.3d 228 (2015); State v. Love. 176 Wash. App. 911, 920, 309
P.3d 1209 (2013), rev. granted in part. 181 Wash. 2d 1029, 340 P.3d 228 (2015).
Affirmed.
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