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UNITED STATES v. BURKA

No. 6261.

289 A.2d 376 (1972)

UNITED STATES, Petitioner, v. Honorable Alfred BURKA, Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Respondent.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 27, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Cys, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Harold H. Titus, Jr., U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, John F. Evans, and Richard S. Shine, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on brief, for petitioner. Asst. U. S. Attys. Earl J. Silbert, James F. McMullin and Paul L. Friedman also entered appearances for petitioner.

William W. Greenhalgh, Washington, D. C., for respondent.

Before GALLAGHER, NEBEKER and YEAGLEY, Associate Judges.

NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

This original petition for a writ in the nature of mandamus presents a question which goes to the heart of the integrity of the judiciary. Access to a complete transcript of criminal proceedings has been denied the prosecution. In addition, further hearing "on the record" respecting the transcript has been refused. The petition also seeks to enjoin future limitation on access to court records. It appears from the material before us that some...

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