Legal Opinion
KEARNS-TRIBUNE, P. OF SALT LK. T. v. Lewis
Utah Supreme Court
Decided May 1, 1984No. 19612PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKS, Justice.
This case concerns the circumstances under which a judge can exclude the public and the press from the preliminary hearing in a criminal case.
I. FACTS AND CHALLENGED ORDER
Three defendants were charged with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault, and aggravated exploitation of prostitution against two females, one age 17. The defense and the prosecution joined in a motion to close the preliminary hearing to the public. Respondent Lewis, a judge of the circuit court, held a hearing on that motion on November 23, 1983, the day scheduled for the preliminary hearing.…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Riverside Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Nebraska Press Assn. v. StuartSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court, County of NorfolkSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., County of RiversideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- West v. Thomson NewspapersUtah Supreme Court · 1994
- Society of Professional Journalists v. BullockUtah Supreme Court · 1987
- State v. ArguellesUtah Supreme Court · 2003
- State v. EarlUtah Supreme Court · 1986
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