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STATE v. MENDEZ

No. 27535-3-III.

238 P.3d 517 (2010)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Mario Gil MENDEZ, Appellant, Yakima Herald-Republic, Intervenor.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

August 19, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet G. Gemberling, Gemberling & Dooris PS, Spokane, WA, for Appellant.

Kenneth L. Ramm Jr., Yakima County Courthouse, Kevin Gregory Eilmes, Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Yakima, WA, for Respondent.

Sarah Lynn Clarke Wixson, Stokes Lawrence Velikanje Moore & Shore, Yakima, WA, for Intervenor.

KORSMO, J.

¶ 1 Mario Mendez appeals a ruling allowing the Yakima Herald-Republic access to previously sealed billing records from his murder prosecution. We conclude that the newspaper had standing to unseal the records of this closed criminal case and that the trial court did not err in permitting access to nonprivileged materials. The disclosure order is affirmed.

FACTS

¶ 2 Mr. Mendez and Jose Sanchez were charged in Yakima County...

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