Closed to the Media: The Defendant's Right of Privacy in the Preliminary Examination

Authors

Joseph A. Wynne

Abstract

This note examines the standard of probable cause as the sole justification for prosecutorial intrusion on the individual's privacy. It argues that, given California's express constitutional guaranty of a right to privacy, the defendant in a criminal prosecution should not be forced to defend himself in a public forum until after probable cause for a trial has been established at the preliminary examination.

Recommended Citation

Joseph A. Wynne, Closed to the Media: The Defendant's Right of Privacy in the Preliminary Examination, 5 UC Law SF Comm. & Ent. L.J. 317 (1982).
Available at: https://repository.uclawsf.edu/hastings_comm_ent_law_journal/vol5/iss2/5