Legal Opinion
Fischer v. Post-Standard Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 1, 1961Published
1Opinion of the CourtReynolds, J.
Respondent is the District Attorney of Franklin County and a member of the New York Bar. On June 13, 1959 appellant, the owner and publisher of “ The Post-Standard ”, a newspaper published in Syracuse and having a general circulation in New York State including Franklin County, printed an article captioned “da pulls ‘ stab chambeb ’ hearing in slaying ”. The article described the circumstances surrounding the pretrial hearing of a St. Regis Indian accused of killing a State Trooper from which the press and public were legally excluded in accordance with section 203 of the Code of Criminal…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mencher v. ChesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Sanderson v. . CaldwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Nichols v. Item Publishers, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1956
- Rager v. McCloskeyNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
- Briarcliff Lodge Hotel, Inc. v. Citizen-Sentinel Publishers, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
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