Legal Opinion

Kidwell v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided October 22, 1998No. 90839Published

1Opinion of the Court

*671 Corrected Opinion

OVERTON, Justice.

We have for review Kidwell v. State, 696 So.2d 399 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997), in which the Fourth District Court of Appeal held there was no qualified reporter’s privilege against the disclosure of noneonfidential information in a criminal proceeding. In so holding, the district court certified the following question as one of great public importance:

IN LIGHT OF THE DECISIONS IN CBS, INC. V. JACKSON, 578 So.2d 698 (Fla.1991), AND MIAMI HERALD [PUBLISHING] CO. V. MOREJON, 561 So.2d 577 (Fla.1990), DOES FLORIDA LAW PROVIDE A QUALIFIED REPORTER’S PRIVILEGE AGAINST…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Remeta v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  2. Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. MorejonSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  3. CBS, INC. v. JacksonSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  4. State v. DavisSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
  5. Kidwell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

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