Hearst Corp. v. Vogt

OPINION OF THE COURT

Herlihy, J.

The case out of which the present proceeding arises is the trial of Mae Baker. The Baker action resulted from an investigation by the Statewide Organized Crime Task Force into alleged prostitution and alleged police corruption in and about the City of Albany. The exhibits sought by the petitioners were photographs that were received in evidence. These exhibits were numbered 1 to 31 and were taken in the proximity of 52 Division Street, Albany, an alleged house of prostitution.

The application to the Trial Judge for permission to inspect and copy was denied on the…