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PROVIDENCE JOURNAL CO. v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. 89-371-M.P.

593 A.2d 446 (1991)

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL CO. and Tracy Breton v. SUPERIOR COURT.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

June 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Cavanagh, Jr., Michael DiBiase, Karen Pelczarski, Blish & Cavanagh, Providence, for plaintiffs.

James E. O'Neil, Atty. Gen., Jeffrey Greer, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant.

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

This matter comes before the Supreme Court following our issuance of a writ of certiorari that was sought by the petitioners to review the trial court's closure of the individual voir dire examination of prospective jurors to the press and public.

The issues arose out of the well-publicized trial of Donna Ordway, who was accused and subsequently convicted of manslaughter in the death...

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