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Detroit News, Inc. v. Recorder's Court Judge

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided December 6, 1993No. Docket 159314, 159315PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtReilly, P.J.

In these consolidated cases, non-party-appellants The Detroit News, Inc., and Detroit Free Press, Inc., appeal by leave granted from a Detroit Recorder’s Court order affirming an order of the 36th District Court denying media access to the competency report prepared in the underlying criminal case. We affirm.

The underlying criminal matter is a highly publicized case wherein the defendant is charged with the murder of several women in Highland Park and Detroit. The district court ordered the defendant to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine his competency to stand trial. An…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Riverside Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., County of RiversideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Westchester Rockland Newspapers, Inc. v. LeggettNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  5. In Re Midland Publishing Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1985

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. AtkinsMichigan Supreme Court · 1994
  2. People of Michigan v. GrMichigan Court of Appeals · 2020
  3. People v. AtkinsMichigan Supreme Court · 1994

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