Legal Opinion
Evansville Courier v. Prosecutor, Vanderburgh County
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided November 6, 1986No. 82A01-8604-CV-89PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTSON, Presiding Judge.
The movant-appellant Evansville Courier appeals from a trial court decision denying access to public documents.
The stipulated facts show that the Courier is a newspaper of general cireulation in the Evansville, Indiana, area and that the respondent-appellee Robert Pigman is the duly elected prosecuting attorhey for Van-derburgh County, Indiana. In January, 1986, Pigman, in the course of an ongoing criminal investigation, and pursuant to IND.CODE 33-14-1-8 1, caused the Clerk of the Vanderburgh Cireuit Court to issue certain subpoenas. Courier reporters requested…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- In re Estate of WhiteOhio Supreme Court · 1986
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