I asked this question last night on IRC, but just in case there's any more legal eagles out there who can help...
If a defendant in a court case has evidence which s/he doesn't want to be made public, can s/he ask for the case - or part of the case - to be heard in camera (ie a closed court with no press, public, and maybe even no jury)? If so, is it the judge who has to decide and would it be the defendant's attorney who would make the application to the judge?
And as an extra, how empty could a closed court be?
Thanks!
Yvonne
