KUTV, INC. v. WILKINSON

No. 19535.

686 P.2d 456 (1984)

KUTV, INC.; Deseret News Publishing Company; KSL-TV, a division of Bonneville International Corporation; Kearns-Tribune Corporation; and Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi, Utah Chapter, United Press International, and Associated Press, Plaintiffs, v. Honorable Homer F. WILKINSON, District Judge, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Dissenting Opinion August 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan L. Sullivan, Randy L. Dryer, John Mullen, Salt Lake City, for plaintiffs.

David L. Wilkinson, Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for defendant.


HALL, Chief Justice.

Plaintiffs challenge the order of the district court prohibiting the news media from reporting Charles Jerome Gatto's alleged association with organized crime for the duration of his criminal trial and seek an extraordinary writ from this Court.

The issue presented for our review has become moot since the district court vacated the challenged order following the declaration of a mistrial occasioned by the exposure of jury members to extra...

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