STATE v. RINALDO

No. 50192-1.

102 Wn.2d 749 (1984)

689 P.2d 392

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Plaintiff, v. THEODORE RINALDO, Petitioner, THE EVERETT HERALD, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

October 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Mestel, for petitioner.

Perkins, Coie, Stone, Olsen & Williams, by David J. Burman, for respondent.

P. Cameron DeVore, Marshall J. Nelson, and Francis L. Van Dusen, Jr., on behalf of Allied Daily Newspapers and the Society of Professional Journalists, amici curiae for respondent.


DOLLIVER, J.

Petitioner Theodore Rinaldo seeks reversal of the decision of the Court of Appeals which vacated the trial court's discovery order compelling in camera inspection of the files of The Herald (formerly The Everett Herald) which allegedly contain materials useful for his criminal defense. The type and scope of privilege a newspaper and its reporter may have to withhold confidential information from a criminal defendant is at issue.

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