Legal Opinion
Minot Daily News v. Holum
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided January 22, 1986No. Civ. 11125PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVINE, Justice.
The petitioners, Minot Daily News, et al., petitioned this Court for a supervisory writ directing the Ward County Court Judge to vacate his order closing to the public the preliminary examination in a criminal case. We stayed the preliminary examination in order to consider this petition.
Kevin Austin and Calvin Newnam were each charged with murder, robbery, and felonious restraint. Pursuant to North Dakota Century Code § 29-07-14 1 Austin and Newnam moved for the trial court to close their preliminary examination to the public on the grounds set forth in Dickinson Newspapers,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Riverside Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1983
- United States v. Howard L. Criden, Harry P. Jannotti, Louis C. Johanson, George X. Schwartz. Appeal of Philadelphia Newspapers, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by30 opinions
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