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IN RE GREENVILLE NEWS

No. 24835.

332 S.C. 394 (1998)

505 S.E.2d 340

In re GREENVILLE NEWS, Appellant. The STATE, Respondent, v. Joseph SHEPPARD, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided September 14, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy M. Snyder, of Haynsworth, Marion, McKay & Guerard, Greenville, for appellant.

Solicitor Robert M. Ariail, Greenville, for respondent, State of South Carolina.

PER CURIAM:

"The Greenville News" (Newspaper) appeals an order closing a pre-trial hearing in the death penalty trial of Joseph Sheppard. We vacate the trial court's order.

FACTS

The trial court closed Sheppard's Jackson v. Denno1 hearing, finding "a substantial probability exists of prejudice" due to oral statements purportedly made by Sheppard. At the conclusion of the...

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