Perspective
Nov. 18, 2010
An Unfair Balance
A trial attorney's observations regarding the Judicial Council's proposals governing televisions in the courtroom. By James R. Robie of Robie & Matthai.
In August, the Bench-Bar-Media Committee of the Judicial Council issued a draft report entitled "A Balancing Act" which, if adopted, would dramatically increase the use of television cameras in state court proceedings.
I was flooded with memories of televised trials of O.J. Simpson, Lyle and Eric Menendez, and the community's adverse perception of the legal system, attorneys and our courts as I read this proposal...
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