Judge R. Craig Carter Order 4/3/24 Removes Public Access To My Case Net Court Records

Those who have nothing to hide, hide nothing. The claim is made that this is done in fairness. I believe this is done to stop any potential jurors from being fully informed. And expanding access to public documents has been a long-term goal for Missouri courts. So, as announced in 2022, now provides greater public access outside a courthouse. The change lets people to view, download and print public court records from their personal computers, tablets or cell phones. Withholding exculpatory evidence is grounds to throw out a criminal indictment and summarily end the trial. expanding access to public,computers, tablets or cell phones. CIRCUIT COURT OF WRIGHT COUNTY, CIRCUIT COURT WRIGHT COUNTY STATE OFMISSOURI, y, Plaintiff, Case No. 22WR-CR00553 CaseNo. 22WR-CR00256 VS. DARRELL MCCLANAHAN, Defendant. ORDER NOW on this 3rd day of April, 2024 the Court finds as follows: 1. The development of has made information in this case, that could reasonably be expected to influence a potential juror’s opinion about this case, easily accessible by the public by use of the internet. 2. The United States Constitution, with its amendments, and the Constitution of the State of Missouri, 1945 guarantee that the parties in this case are entitled to a jury chosen from a random selection drawn from the community without taint from outside influence or information. 3. A person’s ability to serve as a juror in this case can be tainted and the integrity of the trial compromised by a potential juror’s access to a case by to do independent investigation and research about a case prior to being called to serve as juror. 4. The Missouri Supreme Court, by its approved jury instructions, has recognized that independent investigation and research about a case by jurors can be a problem and is prohibited, but potential jurors are not advised that independent investigation and research is prohibited until they are read jury instructions after they appear in court for jury service. ​5. In the past, potential jurors, after receiving a summons to come to court for jury service, have checked in order to find information about the case on which he or she is scheduled to appear. 6. A person’s right to a fair and impartial jury as guaranteed by the United States Constitution, with its amendments, and by the Missouri Constitution supersedes the need of the general public to have access to this case by for the short period of time between the issuance of summonses to prospective jurors and the selection of jurors. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the security level of this case shall be raised to a Security Level 3 once summonses have been issued to call the potential jurors into court for jury selection and shall be maintained at Security Level 3 until discharge of the jury by the Court. Judge R Craig Carter He was elected to the bench on November 6, 2012. The 44th Judicial Circuit includes Douglas County, Ozark County, and Wright County. Prior to his election, Carter was an associate judge for the 44th Judicial Circuit, a position to which he was named by former Governor Matt Blunt in 2005. #:~:text=He was elected to the,Governor Matt Blunt in 2005.