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FITZPATRICK v. PHILADELPHIA NEWSPAPERS

389 Pa.Super. 438 (1989)

567 A.2d 684

F. Emmett FITZPATRICK, Appellant, v. PHILADELPHIA NEWSPAPERS, INC. and Anthony Lame.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed December 14, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Beasley, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Frank L. Corrado, Jr., Philadelphia, for appellees.

Before ROWLEY, POPOVICH and JOHNSON, JJ.

ROWLEY, Judge:

On November 10, 1974, the Philadelphia Inquirer printed an article headlined "D.A. Gets Ex-Client Off Light." The article reported that appellant F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, then Philadelphia District Attorney, had recommended that Joseph Nardello, who was being sentenced for his fifth felony, be placed on probation. According to the article, U.S. Supreme Court records showed that "in 1968, while a defense attorney, Fitzpatrick represented Nardello...

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