• James Holmes defense calls on Fox Reporter to reveal 'notebook' sources
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[QUOTE] Lawyers for the man accused of killing 12 people at a Colorado movie theater said Friday they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to require a Fox News reporter to reveal the confidential sources she used in a story about defendant James Holmes. The defense wants reporter Jana Winter to identify the [B]law enforcement officials who told her that Holmes sent a notebook containing violent images to his psychiatrist before the 2012 attack.[/B] Holmes' lawyers say whoever spoke to Winter violated a gag order and should be punished. They also say that officers might have lied when they denied under oath being Winter's sources, undermining their credibility as potential trial witnesses. [B]New York state's top court ruled in December that Winter did not have to testify in Colorado because she is protected by her home state's shield law, which says reporters do not have to identify confidential sources.[/B] [/QUOTE] Sources: [url]http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/james-holmes-court-expert-witness-hearing-22308425[/url] [url]http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/01/31/holmes-defense-to-take-fox-news-reporter-jana-winter-to-supreme-court/[/url] [url]http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Holmes-defense-to-take-reporter-to-Supreme-Court-5191875.php[/url] [url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/james-holmes-in-court-for-expert-witness-hearing/2014/01/31/61c40d56-8a43-11e3-a760-a86415d0944d_story.html[/url] [url]http://www.9news.com/news/article/375765/222/Holmes-defense-to-take-reporter-to-Supreme-Court[/url] Source used is ABC.
SC is gonna say no
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