13WHAM News Exclusive: RPD Report Finds No Hate ... Mar 20, 2008
"The Rochester Police Department condemns the release of these records. These records have been sealed pursuant to Section 160.50 of the Criminal Procedure Law and their release and publication without a court order is contrary to law. These records constitute only a small part of the information collected by the Rochester Police Department with respect to this incident. The Grand Jury has resolved all criminal matters relating to this incident based on a presentation of all evidence by the... (WOKR13 Rochester)
Patrick urges passage of CORI reform bill Mar 19, 2008
Associated Industries of Massachusetts issued a statement supporting Patrick's efforts to improve CORI accuracy and usability, but opposing "any changes to the current system for the sealing of records" for misdemeanors and felonies. Representative Eugene O'Flaherty, Democrat of Chelsea, said that he and his cochairman - Senator Robert Creedon, Democrat of Brockton - would like to tackle CORI reform this year. (Boston Globe)
Hearing bodes well for Botsford Aug 30, 2007
"What we have learned over time is that the sealing of records . . . does have a potential for hiding information that may be useful thereafter.". While her questioners depicted her as soft on crime, fans in the legal community say that Botsford's rulings defy politics or a tendency to favor the defense or the prosecution. (Boston Globe -- Local)
Street Talk: Keeping Secrets at Courthouses Could Get Tougher Aug 29, 2007
The commission on preservation, access, and sealing of records is saying loudly and clearly that the public's right to know should be paramount. An octogenarian fertility doctor impregnates unsuspecting patients using his own sperm. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Democrats file motion to open sealed records Nov 4, 2006
Uithoven said Gibbons had nothing to do with the sealing of records in a case "between a business owner and a former disgruntled employee.". News info. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Nevada News)
Federal defendants' cases sealed Mar 5, 2006
But the sealing of records continues for many defendants after the courts are done. At US District Court in Washington, one cooperating witness admitted to seven murders and testified in open court against codefendants who had committed fewer, said Lexi Christ, a Washington defense lawyer. (Boston Globe)
