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STATE v. JAMES

No. 01S01-9505-JV-00069.

902 S.W.2d 911 (1995)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Shawnda Lee JAMES, Appellee, v. THE TENNESSEAN, Intervenor-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

June 26, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Sol. Gen., Gordon W. Smith, Associate Sol. Gen., Nashville, for the State.

Alfred H. Knight and Alan D. Johnson, Willis & Knight, Nashville, for intervenor, The Tennessean.

Elizabeth B. Marney, Nashville, for amicus curiae, The Nashville Banner.

Robert D. Massey, Pulaski, for defendant Shawnda Lee James.

Gregory D. Smith and Rebecca Freeman, Nashville, for amicus curiae, the Tennessee Ass'n of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

The issue presented in this extraordinary appeal is whether the Juvenile Court for Giles County erred in ruling that all further proceedings before the juvenile court should be closed to the public and press. For reasons hereinafter stated, we vacate the judgment of the juvenile court and remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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