Writer gets access to Atkins file, and a tongue-lashing
By Peter Vieth
Published: May 9, 2012
Tags: Judge Richard Y. AtLee Jr., York County Circuit Court
YORKTOWN—A reporter who sought access to unsealed court records from an epic murder case in York County was allowed to view and copy certain portions of the file, but only after a 10-week delay and a public rebuke by the current circuit court judge. Working on a book about landmark murder cases, legal writer Tim [...]
Request for York records ignored
By Peter Vieth
Published: April 13, 2012
Tags: Judge Richard Y. AtLee Jr., Supreme Court of Virginia News, York County Circuit Court
Tim O’Brien had a feeling things were not going well. It was getting late and he still had not heard from the judge. The freelance legal reporter had flown to the Hampton Roads area to research court documents for a book project. Arriving at the courthouse in Yorktown around 9:30 a.m., he had asked to [...]
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