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WILLIAMS v. STAFFORD

No. 5009.

589 P.2d 322 (1979)

Pete WILLIAMS, News Director of KTWO Radio and Television, Philip Noble, News Correspondent for KTWO Radio and Television, and Harriscope Broadcasting Corporation, d/b/a KTWO Radio and Television, Petitioners, v. Honorable Nena R. STAFFORD, Justice of the Peace in and for Sweetwater County, Wyoming, Respondent, and John J. Rooney, Attorney General for the State of Wyoming, Robert L. Bath, County and Prosecuting Attorney for Sweetwater County, Wyoming, and Edward Cantrell, Impleaded Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

January 11, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claude W. Martin, of Brown, Drew, Apostolos, Massey & Sullivan, Casper, appeared in oral argument on behalf of petitioners.

There was no appearance at oral argument on behalf of respondent.

Gerald A. Stack, Deputy Atty. Gen., Crim. Div., appeared in oral argument on behalf of John J. Rooney, Atty. Gen., impleaded respondent.

There was no appearance at oral argument on behalf of Robert L. Bath, impleaded respondent.

Robert E. Pfister, Lusk, appeared in oral argument on behalf of Edward Cantrell, impleaded respondent.

RAPER, Chief Justice, filed a dissenting opinion.

ROSE, Justice.

On July 17, 1978, Edward L. Cantrell was given an initial hearing before the Justice of the Peace in and for Sweetwater County, Wyoming, on the charge of murder in the first degree. During the course of these proceedings, which were held in open court, the Justice of the Peace considered but denied bail to the defendant. The attorney for the defendant then moved that the question of bail be reviewed in accordance with Rule 8, W.R.Cr.P., whereupon the...

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