TWOHIG v. BLACKMER

No. 22704.

918 P.2d 332 (1996)

121 N.M. 746

Ray TWOHIG, Attorney for Gordon House, Gordon House, and Carolyn House, Petitioners, v. The Hon. James F. BLACKMER, Judge, Division II, District Court of the Second Judicial District, Bernalillo County, State of New Mexico, Respondent, and State of New Mexico, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

May 20, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam G. Kurtz, Ray Twohig, P.C., Ray Twohig, Albuquerque, for Petitioners.

Tom Udall, Attorney General, Donna L. Dagnall, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, for Respondent.

Robert M. Schwartz, District Attorney, Steven S. Suttle, Assistant Chief Deputy District Attorney, Albuquerque, for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

RANSOM, Justice.

1. Attorney Ray Twohig petitioned this Court for a writ of superintending control vacating a trial court order prohibiting all trial participants from communicating with the media about the third trial of Twohig's client, Gordon House. As grounds for his petition, Twohig claimed that this "gag order" impermissibly restricted his rights of free speech in violation of Article II, Section 17 of the New Mexico Constitution and our recently...

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