Legal Opinion
In Re Tierney
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 27, 1976No. 75-774, 75-1105 and 75-1106PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
328 So.2d 40 (1976)
In re Mary Jo TIERNEY.
Nos. 75-774, 75-1105 and 75-1106.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
February 27, 1976.
S. Lindsey Holland, Jr., of Crofton, Holland, Starling, Harris & Severs, P.A., Melbourne, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and C. Marie Bernard, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.
MAGER, Judge.
This appeal presents the question of whether a news reporter has a qualified privilege to maintain the confidentiality of news sources and thereby refuse to answer questions propounded by a grand jury concluding two…
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