Legal Opinion
In Re Worrell Enterprises, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided June 12, 1992No. Record Nos. 0665-92-3 and 0745-92-3PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KOONTZ, C.J.
This matter comes before the Court on petitioner’s application for writ of mandamus, seeking access to medical, psychological and psychiatric documents subpoenaed by the Commonwealth, and sealed by the trial judge, in a criminal case styled Commonwealth v. Lynn Hatcher Sanders, that is presently pending in Amherst Circuit Court. Petitioner, Worrell Enterprises, Inc., which owns The News and Advance daily newspaper in Lynchburg (hereafter Worrell Enterprises), contends that the trial judge’s closure order (1) abridges the freedom of the press in violation of the First…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Seattle Times Co. v. RhinehartSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., County of RiversideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- In Re New York Times CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- In Re Times-World Corp.Court of Appeals of Virginia · 1997
- Commonwealth v. SchwartzVirginia Circuit Court · 2002
- Ex Parte Birmingham News Co., Inc.Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
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