STATE v. ALLGIER

No. 20090261.

258 P.3d 589 (2011)

2011 UT 47

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Curtis Michael ALLGIER, Defendant and Appellant, The Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret News, and The Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Intervenors and Appellees.

Supreme Court of Utah.

August 9, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Shurtleff , Att'y Gen., Laura B. Dupaix , Asst. Att'y Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

Herschel P. Bullen , Salt Lake City, for defendant.

Jeffrey J. Hunt , David C. Reymann , Austin J. Riter , Salt Lake City, for interveners.


Associate Chief Justice DURRANT, opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 In this interlocutory appeal, we are asked to determine whether the district court erred in granting a motion to unseal a letter sent by a nonparty to the district court that concerned Appellant, Curtis Michael Allgier, and several criminal charges pending against him. To resolve this question, we must address two issues. First, we must determine whether the district court erred...

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