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U.S. GOVERNMENT v. MARKS

No. 95-1257.

949 S.W.2d 320 (1997)

The UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, Petitioner, v. William J. MARKS, Sr., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided July 9, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris Harrell, Jerry K. Warren, Cynthia Keely Timms, Dallas, Kenneth W. Starr, Steven M. Colloton, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

H. Campbell Zachry, Drew R. Heard, Van VanBebber, Robert E. Davis, Dallas, for Respondent.

HECHT, Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court, joined by PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, CORNYN, OWEN and ABBOTT, Justices.

This difficult case requires balancing the government's interest in law enforcement against the interests of private parties and the public in open court proceedings. The issue is whether a judge may ever allow a government prosecutor's disclosure of legally confidential, grand-jury-related information offered in support of the government's position...

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