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VIRGINIA BROADCASTING CORP. v. COM.

Record No. 122013.

749 S.E.2d 313 (2013)

VIRGINIA BROADCASTING CORPORATION v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

October 31, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory S. Duncan for appellant.

E. Duncan Getchell, Jr. , Solicitor General ( Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II , Attorney General; Patricia L. West , Chief Deputy Attorney General, Wesley G. Russell, Jr. , Deputy Attorney General; Michael H. Brady , Assistant Solicitor General, on brief), for appellee Commonwealth of Virginia.

Amicus Curiae: Virginia Association of Broadcasters; John E. Falcone (Petty, Livingston, Dawson & Richards, on brief), in support of appellant.

Amici Curiae: WCAV-TV, WHSV-TV, WVAW-TV, WAHU-TV, WAVY-TV, WVBT-TV, and WSLS-TV, ( Thomas McIntosh ; Charles D. Tobin ; Drew E. Shenkman ; Holland & Knight, on brief), in support of appellant.

No brief filed by appellee George Huguely.

PRESENT: All the Justices.

Opinion by Justice DONALD W. LEMONS.

In this appeal, we consider whether the Circuit Court of the City of Charlottesville ("trial court") erred in denying Virginia Broadcasting Corporation's ("VBC") request to have a camera in the courtroom to broadcast the sentencing of George W. Huguely, V.

I. Facts and Proceedings

George W. Huguely, V ("Huguely") was tried and convicted in February 2012, of murdering his former girlfriend, Yeardley Love ("Love...

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