UNITED STATES v. MARTIN

No. 84-1469.

746 F.2d 964 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America v. MARTIN, James. Appeal of PHILADELPHIA NEWSPAPERS, INC., Westinghouse Broadcasting and Cable, Inc., and CBS Inc.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided October 19, 1984.

As Amended October 23, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine Hatton, Samuel E. Klein, Kohn, Savett, Marion & Graf, P.C., Philadelphia, Pa., Gregory M. Harvey, Frank L. Corrado, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Edward W. Mullinix, James D. Crawford, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellants.

John J. Swaim, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Michael S. Durst, Mozenter, Molloy & Durst, Philadelphia, Pa., for Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 5, amicus curiae.

Before SEITZ, HIGGINBOTHAM and SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.


Submitted Under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) September 11, 1984.

OPINION OF THE COURT

A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court denying Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc., Westinghouse Broadcasting and Cable, Inc., and CBS, Inc. ("appellants") permission to copy audiotapes admitted into evidence at the trial of seven former Philadelphia police officers. The district court also denied appellants access...

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