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TRIBUNE COMPANY v. GREEN

No. 83-2109.

440 So.2d 484 (1983)

The TRIBUNE COMPANY and Richard Bockman, Petitioners, v. The Honorable Oliver L. GREEN, Jr., the State of Florida and Richard E. Leon, Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

November 4, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregg D. Thomas, Steven L. Brannock, and Mike Piscitelli of Holland & Knight, Tampa, for petitioners.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for respondents Honorable Oliver L. Green, Jr., and State.

Patricia F. Anderson of Rahdert, Anderson & Richardson, St. Petersburg, amicus curiae Times Pub. Co.

BOARDMAN, Acting Chief Judge.

The Tribune Company and Richard Bockman filed this petition for issuance of a writ of certiorari to review an order requiring Richard Bockman, a newspaper reporter, to testify as a witness for the state in a pending criminal trial concerning conversations he had with respondent Richard E. Leon, who is the defendant in that criminal case. We grant the petition and issue the writ and therefore quash the order compelling Bockman to testify...

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