Samuel J. Barrett v. Walter Tripp, Warden, Wyoming Department of Corrections State Penitentiary, et al.
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess HabeasCorpus Securities
Whether a state's pandemic-related trial restrictions can constitutionally limit a defendant's right to a public trial
I. If a state denies a defendant a public trial by implementing a defective trial structure mech anism to limit the spread of a pandemic at the expense of the defendant ’s right to a public trial, is that defendant entitled to relief? II. If court'appointed counsel fails to raise meritorious issues of US Constitutional dimension on direct appeal, is that defendant entitled to relief? III. Did the Coronavirus Pandemic Jury Trial Operational Plan developed and implemented by Wyoming ’s Seventh Judicial District deny Mr. Barrett a constitutionally firm trial?