Legal Opinion
Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., County of Riverside
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 30, 1986No. 84-1560PublishedCited by 1,236 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
We granted certiorari to decide whether petitioner has a First Amendment right of access to the transcript of a preliminary hearing growing out of a criminal prosecution.
On December 23, 1981, the State of California filed a complaint in the Riverside County Municipal Court, charging Robert Diaz with 12 counts of murder and seeking the death penalty. The complaint alleged that Diaz, a nurse, murdered 12 patients by administering massive doses of the heart drug lidocaine. The preliminary hearing on the complaint commenced on July 6, 1982. Diaz moved to exclude the public from the proceedings…
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