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
• Corporate Author: Stanford University
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

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