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PEOPLE v. MONROE

82 Misc.2d 850 (1975)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Robert Monroe, Defendant. The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Richard Smith, Defendant.

Supreme Court, Criminal Term, Bronx County.

July 8, 1975

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Goldberger, Feldman & Breitbart (David Breitbart of counsel), for defendants. Mario Merola, District Attorney (Eric M. Epstein of counsel), for plaintiff. Cahill, Gordon & Reindel (Eugene R. Scheiman of counsel), for Joseph Treaster, a New York Times reporter. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (Richard A. Mescon of counsel), for Richard Schwartz, a New York Post reporter. Hawkins, Delafield & Wood (Philip R. Forlenza of counsel), for WABC — Television.

JOSEPH D. QUINN, JR., J.

In these criminal actions, applications to quash subpoenas ad testificandum served on behalf of defendants upon two newspaper reporters, as well as a subpoena duces tecum served upon a television station, present questions of (1) whether the protection afforded to the function of news gathering under the freedom of the press clause...

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