GANNETT PACIFIC CORP. v. NORTH CAROLINA STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

No. COA03-962.

595 S.E.2d 162 (2004)

GANNETT PACIFIC CORPORATION d/b/a Asheville Citizen Times Publishing Company, an Hawaii Corporation, and Chesapeake Television, Inc., t/d/b/a WLOS-TV, a Maryland Corporation, Plaintiffs, v. NORTH CAROLINA STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, a Public Law Enforcement Agency of the State of North Carolina, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 4, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly & Rowe, P.A., by James Gary Rowe, Asheville, for plaintiff appellants.

Attorney General Roy Cooper, by Special Deputy Attorney General John H. Watters, for defendant appellee.


WYNN, Judge.

Plaintiffs Gannett Pacific Corporation and Chesapeake Television, Inc. appeal from an order of the trial court dismissing their complaint seeking production of records of a criminal investigation conducted by Defendant North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation ("the SBI"). Plaintiffs argue the records are not statutorily protected from disclosure and should be released. After careful consideration, we conclude Plaintiffs are not entitled to release...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases