Post-Newsweek Stations, Florida, Inc. v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Post-Newsweek Stations, Florida, Inc. v. State, 510 So. 2d 896 (Fla. 1987)
12 Fla. L. Weekly 330; 1987 Fla. LEXIS 2137
Barrett, Ehrlich, Grimes, Kogan, McDonald, Overton, Shaw
Post-Newsweek Stations, Florida, Inc. v. State
Opinion of the Court
We have for our review Post-Newsweek Stations v. State, 474 So.2d 344 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985), wherein the district court certified the following question of great public importance:
[I]S THE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA ENTITLED TO NOTICE OF, AND THE OPPORTUNITY AND RIGHT TO ATTEND, PRE-TRIAL DISCOVERY DEPOSITIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES?
Id. We have jurisdiction, article V, section 3(b)(4), Florida Constitution.
We have recently answered this question in the negative. Palm Beach Newspapers v. Burk, 504 So.2d 378 (Fla. 1987). Accord-mgly, we approve the decision of the district court below.
It is so ordered.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, FLORIDA, INC. and the Miami Herald Publishing Company v. The STATE of Florida, Francisco Fuster Esaclona a/k/a Frank Fuster, Ileana Fuster, and the Hon. Robert Newman
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- 1 case
- Status
- Published