Legal Opinion
State v. Rooney
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided August 13, 2008No. 08-067PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶ 1. The State of Vermont — joined by defendant Brian Rooney — moves to dismiss the above-captioned appeal on the grounds of mootness. The appeal concerns the trial court’s denial of access to certain audio and video tapes admitted into evidence at a suppression hearing in a well-publicized aggravated murder case to appellants Burlington Free Press and WCAX TV (the Media). Because the trial court lifted its temporary seal of the exhibits on May 22, 2008 — after the conclusion of trial — the appeal is moot, and we therefore grant the State’s motion to dismiss.
¶ 2. The facts of the case are as…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re Grievance of MoriartySupreme Court of Vermont · 1991
- State v. TallmanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1987
- In re KurtzmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Renoldo L. Spivey v. Marion Barry, Jr., as Mayor of the District of Columbia, Louline Green, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. v. GittensCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by16 opinions
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