MATTER OF CAPITAL NEWSPAPERS DIV. OF THE HEARST CORP. v. HARRIS


87 A.D.2d 938 (1982)

In the Matter of Capital Newspapers Division of the Hearst Corporation et al., Petitioners, v. Joseph Harris, Individually and as Judge of The County Court of the County of Albany, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

April 22, 1982


This proceeding in the nature of prohibition seeks to dismiss a criminal contempt proceeding commenced against a photographer employed by petitioner Capital Newspapers Division of the Hearst Corporation and the newspaper's attorney. The dispute centers around directives given by respondent on April 2, 1982 that the photographer turn over to the court unpublished film taken of a car subsequently involved in a demonstration during...

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