Oklahoma Supreme Court
For week ended June 12.
World Publishing Co. vs. The Honorable April Sellers White, Judge of the District Court of Creek County, 24th Judicial District, and Robert Wayne Rotramel, No. 95,518.
On Aug. 23, 2000, Robert Wayne Rotramel was charged with multiple crimes including first-degree murder, lewd molestation, rape, and forcible sodomy. In an attempt to gain access to Rotramel's juvenile records, World Publishing filed a motion to intervene in the criminal case. Judge April Sellers White indicated that the records would be released if a compelling reason for disclosure was revealed after inspection and redaction. When World …