Legal Opinion
Keene Publishing Corp. v. Keene District Court
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided November 23, 1977No. 7953PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
This is a petition to review a district court ruling, RSA 490:4, ordering the closing of a probable cause hearing. Following the arrest of one Robert Decker a few days ago on seven sex-related charges involving male minors, a probable cause hearing was scheduled for the morning of November 22, 1977, in the Keene District Court. Counsel for Decker orally moved to have the hearing closed to all outsiders. Counsel was motivated by a concern to protect the accused from any publicity that might affect potential jurors when or if Decker was indicted and later went to trial in Cheshire County. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Nebraska Press Assn. v. StuartSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. CohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Oklahoma Publishing Co. v. District Court in & for Oklahoma CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
- Thomson v. CashSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Williams v. StaffordWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
- KEARNS-TRIBUNE, P. OF SALT LK. T. v. LewisUtah Supreme Court · 1984
- Keene Publishing Corp. v. Cheshire County Superior CourtSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
- People v. KirkpatrickAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Sheridan Newspapers, Inc. v. City of SheridanWyoming Supreme Court · 1983
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