Legal Opinion
Oneonta Star Division of Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. v. Mogavero
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 11, 1980PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Casey, J.
These proceedings again raise the difficult issue of whether the press and the public were properly excluded from suppression hearings held in criminal proceedings. In each of the underlying criminal proceedings, the defendant is charged with murder in the second degree, based upon a bizarre and titillating incident that occurred in a rural, sparsely populated county. The homicides have received considerable media coverage and it is clear that such coverage will continue through the trials. As a result, after moving to suppress oral and written statements which…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Hearst Corp. v. ClyneNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Gannett Co. v. DePasqualeSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Westchester Rockland Newspapers, Inc. v. LeggettNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Gannett Co. v. De PasqualeNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. ChristopherNew York Supreme Court · 1981
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- Capital Newspapers Division of Hearst Corp. v. ClyneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981