MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC v. Griffin

SEARS, Chief Justice.

Deanthony Griffin was indicted in Effingham County for murder, and was found guilty on February 19, 2005. Before trial, the appellant, Morris Communications, LLC, d/b/a The Savannah Morning News (the “newspaper”), filed a request for permission to use “a still camera for photographs” in its coverage of the trial. The trial court subsequently denied the newspaper’s motion, and the newspaper has now filed this appeal. Because our review of the record shows that there is not a factual basis supporting the trial court’s reasons for denying the newspaper’s motion, we reverse.

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