COM. v. GENOVESE


337 Pa.Super. 485 (1985)

487 A.2d 364

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Mario GENOVESE Appeal of NEP COMMUNICATIONS, INC., t/d/b/a WNEP-TV News

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed January 9, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Morgan, Scranton, for appellant.

Charles W. Johns, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WICKERSHAM, WIEAND and HESTER, JJ.


WIEAND, Judge:

Can a trial court temporarily restrain the news media from publishing, broadcasting or otherwise disseminating the names and addresses of jurors summoned or selected to hear a homicide case? NEP Communications, Inc., t/a WNEP-TV News (WNEP), the appellant herein, contends that the order entered during the trial of Mario Genovese was entered without cause and constituted an unconstitutional prior restraint upon its right to publish. We are constrained...

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