State Of Louisiana v. Melanie Barnett Curtin

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2025 KW 1159
VERSUS
MELANIE BARNETT CURTIN NOVEMBER 13, 2025
In Re: Melanie Barnett Curtin, applying for supervisory writs,
21st Judicial District Court, Parish of Livingston, No.
40759.
BEFORE : LANIER, MILLER, AND FIELDS, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED. The trial court abused its discretion in
granting the State’s motion to close the courtroom. The instant
record does not support a “substantial reason” for excluding the
public from the courtroom during the adult victim’s testimony.

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