NEWS-PRESS PUB. CO., INC. v. STATE

No. 76-1108.

345 So.2d 865 (1977)

NEWS-PRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC., d/b/a Fort Myers News-Press, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

May 13, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Carta of Smith & Carta, Fort Myers, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Richard G. Pippinger, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee State of Fla.


GRIMES, Judge.

This case involves an attack upon a court order sealing the depositions taken in a criminal case.

Richard Albert Woodrick, Jr. was indicted for first degree murder. In connection with the prosecution of that action, numerous depositions were taken. At some point in time, the court before whom the case was pending ordered that these depositions be sealed from the public. Thereafter, but prior to trial, Woodrick entered a plea of guilty to the...

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