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COM. v. MARTINEZ

917 A.2d 856 (2007)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, v. Gilbert MARTINEZ Appeal of Intervenor, PG Publishing Company d/b/a The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed February 6, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Bird, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

James R. Gilmore, Asst. Dist. Atty., for Com., appellee.

BEFORE: BOWES, PANELLA, and POPOVICH, JJ.

OPINION BY PANELLA, J.:

¶ 1 In this case we consider whether the news media enjoys a common law right of access, after sentencing in a criminal case, to letters presented to the sentencing court by defense counsel on a defendant's behalf.

¶ 2 On November 8, 2001, Gilbert Martinez1 was charged in six separate criminal complaints with twenty-one counts of various narcotics offenses involving the delivery of cocaine. Martinez...

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