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GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE v. DISTRICT COURT, ETC.

No. 79-93.

608 P.2d 116 (1980)

The GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE, a corporation, Petitioner, v. The DISTRICT COURT OF the EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT of the State of Montana et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided March 19, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Swanberg, Koby, Swanberg & Matteucci, Randall Swanberg (argued), Great Falls, for petitioner.

J. Fred Bourdeau, Robert J. Vermillion (argued), Judge H. William Coder (argued), Daniel V. Donovan (argued), James A. Lewis (argued), Great Falls, for respondents.

HASWELL, Chief Justice.

The question before this Court is whether the District Court's order closing to the press and public the individual voir dire examination of prospective jurors in a criminal case should be affirmed under the circumstances of this case. Our order of January 18, 1980, vacated the closure and directed the press and public be permitted to attend the voir dire examination with a written opinion to follow. This opinion constitutes the reasons for...

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