No. 19-8344October Term 2019Decided Jun 1, 2020
Combs v. Nevada
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis filed by Combs against the state of Nevada, likely appealing a decision from the Ninth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 1, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis filed by Combs against the state of Nevada, likely appealing a decision from the Ninth Circuit.
Question presented
1. Whether the Sixth Amendment right to a public trial is violated when a trial court closes the courtroom to the public during jury selection without making the specific findings required by Waller v. Georgia, 467 U.S. 39 (1984), and Presley v. Georgia, 558 U.S. 209 (2010)? 2. Whether the denial of the right to a public trial during jury selection is a structural error that requires automatic reversal, even if the defendant did not object at trial?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released Jun 1, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
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