Legal Opinion
State v. WBAL-TV
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 17, 2009No. 1938 September Term, 2007, 0014 September Term, 2008PublishedCited by 10 opinions
Sept.Term, 2008.
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES A. KENNEY, III, Judge
(retired, specially assigned).
These appeals require us to examine Maryland Rules 16-1001, el seq., which became effective on October 1, 2004. The issues presented involve balancing the media’s right to access and copy court records in a criminal trial against the interests of the criminal defendant, the State, and the family of the victim in limiting access to those records.
WBAL-TV (“WBAL”), appellee, filed a Motion to Intervene and for Access to Trial Exhibits (the “Motion for Access”), in the criminal case of John Gaumer, to access and copy portions of a DVD and…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
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- Belo Broadcasting Corporation v. Jesse Clark, United States of America v. Billy Wayne Clayton, Kdfw-Tv, Inc. And Quin Mathews, Movants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Rohrbeck v. RohrbeckCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
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