SENTINEL COMMUNICATIONS CO. v. WATSON

No. 93-80.

615 So.2d 768 (1993)

SENTINEL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, et al., Petitioners, v. Hon. John W. WATSON, III, Circuit Court Judge, Etc., Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 5, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan D. Kaney, Jr., of Cobb, Cole & Bell, Daytona Beach, for petitioners News Journal Corp. and Robert Nolin.

David L. Evans, of Mateer, Harbert & Bates, P.A., Orlando, for petitioners Sentinel Communications Co. and H & C Communications, Inc., d/b/a/ WESH-TV Broadcasting Co.

Stephen D. Milbrath of Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Franjola & Milbrath, Orlando, for petitioner DorrieJean Muller.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Louis F. Hubener, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondent John W. Watson.


HARRIS, Judge.

The issue before us, as it was before the trial court, is how best to reconcile the competing interest between the defendant's right to a fair trial and the public's right of access to judicial records and proceedings. But unlike the trial judge who was compelled to decide the issue during the heat of the battle (while the evidence was being developed and the jurors interviewed), our review is conducted after the interviews have been completed and nothing...

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