Legal Opinion
People v. Jackson
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 27, 2005No. B176587PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1014Opinion
GILBERT, P. J.
Defendant Michael Jackson was indicted on various charges including child molestation. The trial court ordered the grand jury transcript, the indictment, search warrant affidavits and other court records sealed.
Appellants NBC Universal, Inc., et al. (collectively NBC) appeal the trial court’s denial of its motions to unseal records. NBC contends the order violates the First Amendment.
At the time of oral argument, most, if not all, of the information NBC sought was available to the public. Some information had been unsealed by the trial judge. Apparently most, if not all,…
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