Legal Opinion
People v. Marahan
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1975PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtM. Michael Potoker, J.
At the suppression hearing in this case Thomas Raftery, a reporter for the Daily News, moved pursuant to CPLR 2304 to quash a subpoena and a subpoena duces tecum served on him to testify to any conversations he held with the arresting officers and to produce any notes or memos that he made at the time of his coverage of the story reporting the arrest of the two defendants and the seizure of weapons.
Petitioner’s resistance is bottomed on the ground that any order compelling him to respond to said subpoenas would be in direct contravention of his constitutional and statutory rights under the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Near v. Minnesota Ex Rel. OlsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Lovell v. City of GriffinSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- New York Times Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Marsh v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. SandstromSupreme Court of Kansas · 1978
- Andrews v. AndreoliNew York Supreme Court · 1977
- Tofani v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- People v. IannacconeNew York Supreme Court · 1982
- In Re Proceedings to Compel McAuleyOhio Court of Appeals · 1979
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