Legal Opinion
People v. Novak
New York County Courts
Decided September 20, 2013Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Frank J. LaBuda, J.
As the jury trial of People v Novak progressed through its full fifth week of trial testimony, the People served the Middletown Times Herald-Record newspaper with a subpoena duces tecum, seeking to compel testimony from Victor Whitman, a reporter for the Times Herald-Record (hereinafter referred to as the Record), and production of all unpublished audio and video recordings and reporter’s notes created during an August 2, 2013, interview of defendant, Paul Novak, by a Record reporter while on assignment for the newspaper. The interview took place at the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- O'Neill v. Oakgrove Construction, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Knight-Ridder Broadcasting, Inc. v. GreenbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Loadholtz v. FieldsDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1975
- People v. KorkalaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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