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State v. Montgomery

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided May 24, 1996PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JONES, Presiding Judge.

This Court granted Memphis Publishing Company’s application for an extraordinary appeal1 to determine whether a trial court can bar the media from publishing the name of a prosecution witness when the witness appears in open court during a public trial and uses his true or given name while testifying. In this case, the prior restraint placed upon the name of Andre Johnson violated the rights guaranteed to Memphis Publishing Company by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, § 19 of the Tennessee Constitution. Therefore, this cause is…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Nebraska Press Assn. v. StuartSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Weinstein v. BradfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. CohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Gannett Co. v. DePasqualeSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. CarruthersTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Norma Faye Pyles Lynch Family Purpose LLC v. Putnam CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 2009
  3. Alliance for Native American Indian Rights in Tennessee, Inc. v. NicelyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2005
  4. State v. RodgersTennessee Supreme Court · 2007
  5. In re: Cumberland Bail BondingCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2018

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