Legal Opinion
Hammarley v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 16, 1979No. Civ. 17950PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PUGLIA, P. J.
Petitioner seeks a writ of review to annul a contempt judgment for refusing an order of respondent court to comply with a subpoena duces tecum. The threshold issue presented by this proceeding is the scope of protection accorded by Evidence Code section 1070 to information acquired by a newsman in the course of his professional activities which has not been disseminated to the public. (Hereinafter all statutoiy references are to the Evidence Code.) We hold the material sought by the subpoena duces tecum is privileged. We further decide, however, after weighing the…
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