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IN THE MATTER OF A JOHN DOE GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION

410 Mass. 596 (1991)

574 N.E.2d 373

IN THE MATTER OF A JOHN DOE GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

July 9, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Mundy, Jr. (Susan Underwood, Assistant District Attorney, with him) for the Commonwealth.

M. Robert Dushman for Patricia Mangan.

Evan Slavitt (Susan M. Prosnitz with him) for David Ropeik.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, & O'CONNOR, JJ.

WILKINS, J.

Once again we confront a case involving the desire of a grand jury to learn the identity of the confidential source of certain information that a news reporter has published. A Superior Court judge allowed motions to quash grand jury subpoenas issued to two reporters. The Commonwealth unsuccessfully sought relief under G.L.c. 211, § 3 (1990 ed.), from a single justice of this court and has appealed from...

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