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The News And The Accused, Lawrence W. Schad
The News And The Accused, Lawrence W. Schad
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
The author believes that the Reardon Standards, if implemented, would provide an effective solution to the problem of prejudicial information, and that this potential can be best realized through adoption and enforcement of the Standards by the courts. This conclusion is based upon analysis of the following issues: (1) The nature of the problem, including an examination of (a) the nature of prejudicial information, (b) those who create the problem either by initially releasing or subsequently disseminating such information, and (c) the related effect of courtroom procedure upon the impact of such information. An analysis of these issues suggests …
Pre-Trial Publicity, Michael L. Boicourt
Pre-Trial Publicity, Michael L. Boicourt
Missouri Law Review
One of the most controversial problems in the criminal law field during the 1960's has centered around the apparent contradiction between detailed reporting of events about which there is pending criminal litigation and the sixth amendment right of the criminally accused to a public trial "by an impartial jury." The impartiality of our criminal process is one of the most highly regarded of American legal traditions. The difficulty in maintaining this tradition, in a society permeated with every form of mass information media, of catering to a curious public is one of the vital issues of our time. This comment …
Law, Communication, And Social Change-A Hypothesis, Mark H. Aultman
Law, Communication, And Social Change-A Hypothesis, Mark H. Aultman
Fordham Law Review
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