Legal Opinion

State v. Diprete, 94-1000 Ab (1998)

Superior Court of Rhode Island

Decided September 15, 1998No. 94-1000 ABPublished

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION

The Providence Journal Company (Journal) and its reporters, Tracy Breton, Mike Stanton, W. Zachary Malinowski and David Herzog have moved to quash the subpoena duces tecum authorized by this court on September 8, 1998. The subpoena, requested by the State of Rhode Island pursuant to R.I.R. Crim. P. 17(c), seeks the following materials from the Journal and its reporters:

". . . any and all notes, tapes, statements, transcripts, diskettes, or any other means used to memorialize statements made by former Governor Edward D. DiPrete relating to the subject matter of indictment P1/94-1000AB…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Herbert v. LandoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Bowman Dairy Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  5. Fred B. Black, Jr. v. Sheraton Corporation of America Appeal of United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977

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