Legal Opinion
In Re Times-World Corp.
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided October 18, 1988No. Record Nos. 0379-88-3, 0375-88-3PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KOONTZ, C.J.
Times-World Corporation filed two petitions for writs of mandamus with this Court, 1 alleging that the trial court, at the criminal trial of John Henry Cassell, Jr., unconstitutionally denied public and press access to closed proceedings held in the judge’s chambers, including the voir dire of potential jurors. We conclude that the trial court did not follow the proper procedures before closing the voir dire and subsequent hearings in chambers, thus, improperly denying access to the press and the public. Therefore, we reverse the closure rulings of the trial court and order…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- LeVasseur v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
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