Legal Opinion
WALB-TV, INC. v. Gibson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 6, 1998No. S98A0066Published
1Opinion of the Court
501 S.E.2d 821 (1998)
269 Ga. 564
WALB-TV, INC.
v.
GIBSON et al.
No. S98A0066.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
July 6, 1998.
William E. Cannon Jr., Cannon & Meyer Von Bremen, Albany, for WALB-TV, Inc.
John R. Parks, Dist. Atty., Americus, Michael Mears, Multicounty Public Defender, Atlanta, for Thad W. Gibson et al.
James C. Rawls, Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, LLP, Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant.
HINES, Justice.
This is an appeal from a television station's request for electronic media access to court proceedings. Karen Michelle Eckman and William Jack Lematty are charged with murdering two victims. The…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part · Hunstein; Concurring in part, dissenting in part · Carley.
2Cases cited4 opinions
- R. W. Page Corp. v. LumpkinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- WALB-TV, INC. v. GibsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Multimedia WMAZ, Inc. v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- GEORGIA TELEVISION COMPANY v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988