Cbs v. Kareem Jackson

We review CBS. Inc. v. Jackson, 557 So.2d 233, 233 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990), in which the district court certified the following question as being of great public importance: DOES A TELEVISION JOURNALIST HAVE A QUALIFIED PRIVILEGE IN A CRIMINAL PROCEEDING TO REFUSE TO PRODUCE NON-TELEVISED VIDEO TAPES DEPICTING THE DEFENDANT IN THE CUSTODY OF THE POLICE WHEN THE DEFENDANT REQUESTS THE TAPES IN ORDER TO ASSIST IN THE PREPARATION OF HIS DEFENSE?