Our cautionary statement has not been followed, as evidenced by the fact that we have denied nine petitions for review since Brown that have challenged a trial court's decision to close or lock the courtroom doors at various stages of the trial.See State v. Hicks, 837 N.W.2d 51 (Minn.App.2013), rev. denied on courtroom closure (Minn. Nov. 13, 2013); State v. Mosby, A12–0988, 2013 WL 2923486 (Minn.App. June 17, 2013), rev. denied (Minn. Sept. 17, 2013); State v. Trautman, No. A12–0929, 2013 WL 2301796 (Minn.App. May 28, 2013), rev. denied (Minn. Aug. 6, 2013); State v. Richmond, No. A12–0899, 2013 WL 1942995 (Minn.App. May 13, 2013), rev. denied (Minn. July 16, 2013); State v. Perez–Martinez, No. A11–2003, 2012 WL 5476112 (Minn.App. Nov. 13, 2012), rev. denied (Minn. Jan. 29, 2013); State v. Juma, No. A11–2142, 2012 WL 4856158 (Minn.App. Oct. 15, 2012), rev. denied on courtroom closure, (Minn. Jan. 15, 2013); State v. Irby, 820 N.W.2d 30 (Minn.App.2012), rev. denied on courtroom closure (Minn. Nov. 20, 2012); State v. Cook, No. A11–1332, 2012 WL 3263760 (Minn.App. Aug. 13, 2012), rev. denied (Minn. Oct. 24, 2012); State v. Thomas, No. A11–1215, 2012 WL 3023335 (Minn.App. July 23, 2012), rev. denied (Minn. Oct. 16, 2012). I, like the court, am “extremely reluctant to overrule our precedent,” and I understand that we require a “compelling reason” to do so.
For example, during the 2011–12 term, we denied five petitions for review that challenged the district court's decision to close or lock the courtroom doors during final jury instructions. See State v. Perez–Martinez, No. A11–2003, 2012 WL 5476112 (Minn.App. Nov. 13, 2012), rev. denied, (Minn. Jan. 29, 2013); State v. Juma, No. A11–2142, 2012 WL 4856158 (Minn.App. Oct. 15, 2012), rev. denied on courtroom closure, (Minn. Jan. 15, 2013); State v. Irby, 820 N.W.2d 30 (Minn.App.2012), rev. denied on courtroom closure, (Minn. Nov. 20, 2012); State v. Cook, No. A11–1332, 2012 WL 3263760 (Minn.App. Aug. 13, 2012), rev. denied, (Minn. Oct. 24, 2012); State v. Thomas, No. A11–1215, 2012 WL 3023335 (Minn.App. July 23, 2012), rev. denied, (Minn.