Morris Communications Co. v. State

Petitioners Morris Communications Company, LLC, d/b/a The Florida Times-Union, Multimedia Holdings Corporation d/b/a First Coast News, WTLV Channel 12, and Post-Newsweek Stations Florida, Inc. d/b/a WJXT-TV4 argue that the trial court erred by granting defendant Stephen Lee Edmonds’ motion for protective and closure order.1 We agree with petitioners that the record does not warrant the granting of defendant’s motion. Therefore, we quash the trial court’s order.

After an in camera review, the trial court ordered that the following discovery materials be sealed and not disclosed to petitioners:

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