Document Type
Note
Abstract
The rising importance of television journalism in the 1960's has resulted in the Supreme Court deciding whether a criminal defendant's due process rights are violated by camera coverage of the courtroom proceeding. The decision of Chandler v. Florida clearly provides the answer; for unless a defendant proves prejudice with specificity, the Constitution does not ban televised criminal trials. The author examines the issues with a revealing historical perspective. He then traces the Court's factual and legal analysis and concludes that the decision will serve to offer the states guidance in deciding whether to implement a program allowing television coverage of its trials.
Recommended Citation
Allen F. Camp
Chandler v. Florida: Cameras, Courts, and the Constitution,
9 Pepp. L. Rev.
Iss. 1
(1981)
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/plr/vol9/iss1/6
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