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DAILY PRESS, INC. v. COM.

Record No. 120858.

739 S.E.2d 636 (2013)

285 Va. 447

The DAILY PRESS, INC., et al. v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

February 28, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hunter W. Sims, Jr. ( R. Johan Conrod, Jr. ; Karla J. Soloria ; Kaufman & Canoles, Norfolk, on briefs), for appellants.

Robert H. Anderson, III , Senior Assistant Attorney General ( Kenneth T. Cuccinelli , Attorney General, on brief), for appellee Commonwealth of Virginia.

No brief filed on behalf of appellee Lillian Callender.

Present: All the Justices.

OPINION BY Justice WILLIAM C. MIMS.

This appeal involves a circuit court order sealing certain exhibits introduced during a criminal trial. First, we consider whether this appeal is moot because the sealing order no longer is in effect and the exhibits now are available for public inspection. Having concluded that it is not moot, we consider whether the sealing order violates constitutional and statutory guarantees of public access to criminal proceedings.

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