DICKINSON NEWSPAPERS, INC. v. JORGENSEN

Civ. No. 10479.

338 N.W.2d 72 (1983)

DICKINSON NEWSPAPERS, INC., Meyer Broadcasting Company, KBMR Radio, Inc., the Associated Press, and North Dakota Newspaper Association, Petitioners, v. The Honorable Donald L. JORGENSEN, Judge of the County Court, Stark County, North Dakota, Respondent.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

August 4, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wheeler, Wolf, Peterson, Schmitz, McDonald & Johnson and Pearce, Anderson & Durick, Bismarck, for petitioners; argued by Jack McDonald, Jr., and Patrick W. Durick, Bismarck.

Donald L. Jorgensen, Dickinson, pro se.

Owen Mehrer, State's Atty., Dickinson, filed amicus curiae brief, appeared and made comment but made no argument.

Irvin B. Nodland of Lundberg, Conmy, Nodland, Lucas & Schulz, Bismarck, appeared for respondent John J. Huber, filed no brief but made comment.


SAND, Justice.

County Court Judge Donald L. Jorgensen (respondent), pursuant to NDCC § 29-07-14, issued an order closing the preliminary examination-hearing of John J. Huber (Huber), the defendant, charged with four counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. Huber, with the concurrence of the state's attorney, requested the closing order. The county court requested and received briefs from all interested parties before issuing the order.

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