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SOME THOUGHTS ON THE DEFENSE OF PUBLICITY CASES

NCJ Number
41574
Journal
Stanford Law Review Volume: 29 Issue: 3 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1977) Pages: 591-605
Author(s)
E E YOUNGER
Date Published
1977
Length
15 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE EFFECT THAT NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY CAN HAVE ON FAMOUS TRIALS.
Abstract
THERE ARE NO EASY ANSWERS TO PUBLICITY CASE QUESTIONS, AND EVEN THE BEST OF SUGGESTIONS MUST BE TAKEN WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE NOTORIOUS DEFENDANT FACES EXTRA OBSTACLES DUE TO THAT NOTORIETY. IN THE AUTHOR'S EXPERIENCE, TRIAL JURIES STRIVE FOR FAIRNESS, THROUGH A DUE REGARD FOR THEIR OATHS AND INSTRUCTIONS AND, PERHAPS, A HEALTHY SKEPTICISM ABOUT WHAT THEY SEE OR HEAR OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT)....BDS