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STATE EX REL. ADAMS v. DISTRICT COURT OF 3RD J.D.

No. 13254.

546 P.2d 988 (1976)

The STATE of Montana on the relation of Frank ADAMS, Relator, v. The DISTRICT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT of the State of Montana, in and for the County of Powell, and the Hon. Robert J. Boyd, Judge thereof, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided February 18, 1976.

Rehearing Denied March 22, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip W. Strope (argued), Helena, for relator.

James J. Masar, County Atty., Deer Lodge, Albert W. Meloling, Special Deputy County Atty. (argued), Helena, for respondents.

PER CURIAM:

This is an application by a newspaper reporter for a writ of supervisory control to quash a subpoena duces tecum served upon him in a pending criminal case.

Relator is Frank Adams, a reporter for the Tribune, a daily newspaper published in Great Falls, Montana. On October 21, 1975, he allegedly received a letter from L.R. Bretz, excerpts from which were quoted and attributed to Bretz in a news article...

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