Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 9/27/1989

P.G. Publishing Co. v. Commonwealth

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389 Pa. Super. 86
566 A.2d 857
16 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2433
1989 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3015

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in determining whether to seal search warrant affidavits, court must balance presumption of openness against Commonwealth's need to keep information confidential so as not to jeopardize ongoing criminal investigation
court must balance presumption that information is to be kept open to public against Commonwealth’s need to keep information confidential so as not to jeopardize ongoing criminal investigation
in determining whether to seal search warrant affidavits, court must balance presumption of openness against Commonwealth’s need to keep information confidential so as not to jeopardize ongoing criminal investigation
“When the release of documents will seriously jeopardize an ongoing investigation by the police, the documents ... may be sealed from public access until the conclusion of the investigation and after arrest.”

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Judges: Brosky, Files, Johnson, Melinson

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