Legal Opinion
Petition of Daily Item
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 11, 1983No. 204PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROSKY, Judge:
On December 20, 1979, a preliminary hearing was held before a District Justice to determine whether Robert E. *223Dock should be tried on criminal homicide charges. The District Justice denied the public access to the hearing and refused to provide the press with a copy of the hearing transcript. Appellant then filed a Petition with the lower court seeking access to a record of the proceedings. The court upheld the District Justice’s exclusion of the public from the hearing and denial of transcript.
During the oral arguments presented to us, we were informed that the trial in this…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gannett Co. v. DePasqualeSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Commonwealth v. HayesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Colonial Gardens Nursing Home, Inc. v. BachmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- McKeesport Area School District Board of Directors v. CollinsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
3Cited by18 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. MurraySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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