Lights, camera .... deliberations

[desdemona]

I don't think this is wise, I agree cameras can affect attorneys' performances and I think jury deliberation should be private. any comments?

Lights, camera .... deliberations

Ohio murder trial begins and TV will be there from start to finish

Tuesday, May 25, 2004 Posted: 8:19 AM EDT (1219 GMT)

CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- A trial for a man charged with murder began Monday with television cameras ready to record everything, including jury deliberations in the death penalty case, as part of a courtroom documentary.

Under rules approved by the Ohio state court system, the unlimited TV filming for the trial of Mark Ducic was allowed only with the approval of trial attorneys, the judge and jurors.

Ducic, 53, could face the death penalty if convicted of killing Barbara Davis, 41, in 2001, and Donald Ehrke, 44, in 2003. Their deaths had been blamed on accidental drug overdoses, but the cases were reopened after authorities said Ducic bragged about the slayings.

read the article here:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/05/25/tv.murde...l.ap/index.html