IN RE DERDERIAN

No. 2007-41-Appeal.

972 A.2d 613 (2009)

In re Michael DERDERIAN.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

June 12, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kristin E. Rodgers, Esq., Providence, for Plaintiff.

Rebecca T. Partington, Department of Attorney General, for Defendant.

Present: WILLIAMS, C.J., GOLDBERG, SUTTELL, and ROBINSON, JJ.


OPINION

Justice SUTTELL, for the Court.

The petitioner, The Providence Journal Company (the Journal), appeals from a Superior Court judgment denying press access to completed juror questionnaires in a criminal case arising from The Station nightclub fire. The trial court released a copy of a blank juror questionnaire but denied the petitioner access to the completed forms. The Journal argues that it has a constitutional right of access to the jury selection...

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