Judge Refuses To Bar Subpoena Of Ex-Reporter
Ed Godfrey 09/12/1997
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A judge on Thursday refused to quash a subpoena requiring former KFOR-TV reporter Jayna Davis to testify before the Oklahoma County grand jury investigating the Murrah bombing.
In June 1995, Davis aired a report linking an Iraqi then living in Oklahoma City with the bombing. Al-Hussaini Hussain sued KFOR in Oklahoma County District Court, saying the station fingered him as John Doe 2.
Davis was subpoenaed to testify today . On Thursday, her attorney, A. Daniel Woska, asked Oklahoma County District Judge Bill Burkett to prevent her from appearing, based on "newsman's privilege" under state law.
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Ms. Davis, Did you ever receive any kind of pressure from any source encouraging you to fight the subpoena from the Oklahoma Grand Jury?
Why did you not want to tell the Grand Jury this important information you are sharing now?
You better believe I read every word into the record regarding the key testimony outlined in my book.