A Candid Look at Cameras in the Courtroom; 1991
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- Identifier
- MS1133-0008
- Title
- A Candid Look at Cameras in the Courtroom; 1991
- Description
- Judge Sweeney opened his presentation on the use of cameras in the courtroom: “The purpose of this paper is to try to present an unbiased evaluation of the program by someone who was there and has first-hand knowledge of the experiment as conducted in Bedford County.” Sweeney reviews the reactions of all relevant groups. Judges and the Virginia Supreme Court opposed the presence of cameras. But in 1992 Virginia’s General Assembly permanently approved the use of cameras.
- Date
- 11 April 1991
- Creator
- Sweeney, William W.
- topic
- talk
- lecture
- SPHEX Club
- William W. Sweeney
- Sweeney
- 1991
- cameras in courtroom
- Virginia Supreme Court
- pilot program
- judicial proceedings
- media coverage
- courtroom experiment
- public education
- judicial impact
- jury distraction
- witness intimidation
- media cooperation
- courtroom decorum
- public trial rights
- media lobbying
- legal statutes
- trial coverage
- courtroom rules
- legal proceedings
- Type
- Text
- Genre
- lectures
- Digital Format
- application/pdf
- Language
- English
- Repository
- George M. Jones Library Association
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Rights Holder
- William W. Sweeney