Legal Opinion
State v. Rinaldo
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided November 21, 1983No. 9976-1-IPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAndersen, C.J.
Facts of Case
This case comes before us on discretionary review of a pretrial discovery order requiring The Herald (formerly The Everett Herald) to produce certain of its files for an in camera inspection by the trial court. The issue arose during the course of pretrial discovery by Theodore Rinaldo with respect to criminal proceedings pending against him.
During the spring and summer of 1979, Gary Larson, a reporter for The Herald, authored a series of six articles concerning alleged cult activities at Eden Farms, a 60- to 80-acre farm operated by Rinaldo. In order to obtain information for…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Nebraska Press Assn. v. StuartSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. GunwallWashington Supreme Court · 1986
- Snedigar v. HoddersenWashington Supreme Court · 1990
- State v. RinaldoWashington Supreme Court · 1984
- The New York Times Co. v. GonzalesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2005
- State v. ReeceWashington Supreme Court · 1988
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