State v. Damato - Kushel

Summary

The court held that it had jurisdiction to review the victim's writ of error because the arrest warrant sufficiently established his victim status and the order excluding him from future conferences was a final judgment under the interlocutory-review rule. On the merits, the court held that a victim's constitutional right to attend proceedings is contingent on the accused's right to attend, and that the accused has no right to attend off-the-record, in-chambers plea negotiations. The writ of error was therefore dismissed.