1989-03-24 Comments of Star Tribune.pdf - Minnesota Judicial Branch

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\ ANN AROGR. MI NEWS H 0 V-23-88 Committee urging open chtrooms TbecJmeruhtbe c4nmrok Cotumt~vutedc1Turausytu asktbsbl~cotuttoMkeP==- Dmtanexpermmtthtbopcr- Kod in ftve MicbigJn couolIK darJutt& ~pubficlusa~ttuk= UUlUWpbUC’SXigbttohwnIr hdnlkdolllyLp~bYtbc-’ pJpem...Wchr.ltbttbbmold OpatbtCOV~pOf~~l- ters to tbs gemem pubhc.” UM Michigan cola 01 ApW JdP Jcueph B. 9uflivan, cbaimmu of thecommiua. Sullivan said wbsa fhe + mmt kg1a Jome lured murl- rooms woufd be disrupted “ActuJl~y. in tbs workings of it ulingsbsvegouentberulmly and smootldy,” k Mid. nle!dgllamt~Ltrcrperi- mmtNtewlticcmFeb.1but~ mmJdtkfaJeJttorrwgr,prot muursorjudgmtobfsck~bC ofcamemsortapereeometstf they didn’t want mm. only 63 of the 174 mw.StJ for tbeaPs-rwdL- wemappmvcduutkrtbsseguids- lbKs.wJcodlg~Jrcportprc smtedtotbacommlttcr. On Jtme 20, the eemt cbsr@ . L)A..r CITY. MI TIMES H 0 V-23-66 Panel:OpenaUcourtrooms t0 CqeraS; tape recorders LANSINC/(AP) - couivooms in ah 83 Michigan counties should be opened to joumalists’ camel-u and tape recorders. a committee of the Michi an Su- prTfr8rfrr~rsZ~m Committee voted 9-1 Tuesday to ask the high court to make permanent an experiment that has operated in fii Michigan counties since June. “The public has s right to know and the public’s right to know is fulfilled only in part by the newspapers. . . . We feel that this would open the coverage of court matters to the general public.” said Michigan Court of Ap peals h&e Joseph B. Sullivan, chairman of the commtnee. The high court began its es- periment statewide on Feb..1 but permitted ‘defense attorneys. prosecutors or judges to block the use of csmetas or tape tc- corders if they didn’t want them. Only 63 of the 174 rquosts for the expanded multi covemffe were approved under those guidelioes. according to a report presented to the committee. On June 20. the court chanped the. guidelines in fii counties. making access to counrooms automatic unless s judge determined that such coverage would make the ,bial or court proceed- SAC~INAW, hv NEWS r.54.513: S-57JrP HOV-23-88 ing unfair. 0Ithe114requestsreceivedin Grand fmerse, Ingham, Mar- quette, Outland and Wexford courier. 138 were approved. the report said. The Lone dissenter on the committee &as Detroit Record- en’ Court Judge Vera Massey Jones. who argued that the use 01 cameras and tape recorders should remain an experiment tOr another year but be expanded statewide. Jones said the five-county ex- p&nment did not provide enough. experience with the type of vio- Lent felony cases heard in,fMroit Recorders’ Court. But Sullivan said ample evidence existed in other shoes that cameras in the counrooms don’t disrupt proceedings in those type0 of cases. He said that only six states don’t allow any type Of expanded media coverage. During the five-county ucoeri- ment. news organimtions wanting to use televtsion or still cameras or tape recorders had to request permission tram the judge three days in advance, but the fudge could approve a request that came in Later. A judge’s decision to terminate. suspend or ban the coverage could not be appealed. under the experiment. N,ews --. i ! ; L . :camWas . .in the Courtroom Pa&l wants 5-county experiment expanded statewide in all courts LANSING tAP) - Courtrooms in all 83 Micbigan counties should open to journsBsts’ urneras and tape recurdem. a committee of the hlicbigan Suprgme * recummen&. The Cameras tn the Courtroom ComrrZe vowed 9-l Tuesday to ask tbe’bigh coun to make permanent an experiment that baa operated in five Michigan coumia sinw JUIR “The public has a right tu knuw and the public’s right to know is fulfflled only in part by the DewspJpeK. . . . We feel thmt this would opan the coverage of coun matters tn the general public.” said Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Joseph B-Sullivan. cbatmtan of the committee. Sullivan said when tbe experiment began some feared cameras would disrupt cuuruuums. “Actually. in the workings of it things have. ‘pn6 rather calmly and 8muotbly.” be said. The btgb court began jts experiment state wide Feb. 1 but permitted defense attorneys, prusecuton or judges lo block the use of cameras or tape recorders if they didn’t want them. Courts approved onlv 63 of the 174 reuua for the expanded . media .-coverage under ‘&se guidelines. according to a report presented to the cmnmittce June 20. tbe court cbaaged the guidelines in five counue5, making access ts courtrooms automatic unless a judge detemtined that such Fverage would make the trial or court pmceed- mg unfatr. Of the 144 requests received in Grand Tk. verse, laghnm Morquerte, O~klsd and Wex- ford countia, 138 were approved tbe report said. Sullivan said eumments fmm judges involved in tbuse cases turned up few problems. The lone dissenter on .tbe eummittcc was Detroit Recorders’ Court Judge Vera Massev Jones. who argued that tbe Supreme Cot& should expand the expenment statewide for a year. Jones said the fivecwunty expedment did nut provide enough experience with the type of violent felony cases heard in Detroit Recorders’ court. “It’s the kind of thing most papem want to get a bold of and self oawrs.” she said But Sullivan said ample evidence existed in other sw~ that cameras in the c0urtruoms don’t disrupt pmceedmgs in those types of cases. Be said that on)y SK states don’t allow any type of expanded media coverage. Dunng the fivc-ctumty experiment. news or- ganizations wanting to use television or still cJmerasortapemwrfkK bad to request per- mtssion from tbe judge three days in advance. but the judge could approve a request ‘that came in her. A judge’s d&on to terminate. suspend or ba.:;zwezrr” could not be appealed. under The ‘committee recommended contfnuation of tbuse NIK JJKJ suggested the gmdelma spell out that judges are fm to exclude coverage of ccnain a)mmses. such as victims of sex crimes and their families, putice informants, undercov- er rgenu and relocated wttnesses. Coverage of pmrs already was.excluded. Supreme Coun spokesman Tom Farrell said the high court would take up the recommenda- tion early m 1989.
muSKEGON. M’ CHRONICLE UOYAL OAK. Ml UsTILE CREEK, MI DAILY TRIBUNE DwRER L ImYs E.52.730 E-34;120: S-40.546 NOV-23-88 gancoun&sbouldbeopenedto journalins’ cameras and UP nyxuden, a committee of the bich$an Suprmw Court reeom- The ‘Cameras in the Courvoom Chmtnittee vored 9-l Tuesday to aaktbebigbcourttomakepenna- nent an expvimcnt that hns operated in five bfiehigan countia tice June. ‘The public baa a right & know and the public’r right b know k fllmled only in put by the newspapen. . . . We feel that ,thia would open the coverage of eoW matters to the general public,” aaid Michigan Court of Appeab Judge Joeeph B. Sullivan, cbeir- man of the c0mmitt.s N-O V-23-88 State ,Supreme Court proposes o+tig courbooms to cameras &NSnUC (G) - Counmotns in all 83 hkhigan comtiee should kOpCtEdtOjOlWdi5t5’CPmeM and tape nxo!7kn. a commirtsc of. tbe hficbigtm Supreme Court recotnmenQs -‘-. The Cameras in the Cauttoom Committee voted PI Tutsday to ask the high cowl to make peme- Dent an experiment that has opu- 12e8.Pumm*- ated in five Michigan counties smce June. .“‘l%e public has a right to know and the public’s rig& to know is f&ilk! only in put by ‘the newspapen . . . We feel that this would open tbe coverage of court matters Lo the general public.” aaid hlicbigao Court of Appeals Judge Joseph B. Sullivan, cbair- man of the mrnmlttee. READING SERVICE Mm. Aaws YPSILANlI, MI PRESS E-28.500 N 0 V-23-88 - MICHGAN PFESS 126.3~. WSDtNG -uch- SERVICE N 0 V-23-88 panel seeks camera exmtsion 83 Michigan wutlcia should bc opcnodtoplImnlins’camen5~ taperaordm,acomminaOfthc M.iq suprwte coun TecotG mends TbrcunenciIltbecounmDm commmeCvored%lTuodrytCI aekthcbigbanmtomakcpamk ncn~8napuimw~ththa5opcr~ atod in fin Michigan awntia SinaJuM. Coun of,Ap+s Judge Joe@’ B.Sulliva4cbammLnofIbccom- mim said wbm that the ap&- menI began some feared coumooms would be dismpled DETROIT, MI CETC3,T NEWS 433.708.5 826:1,, . NOV-2”-28 ,-Wider media access twourts proposed ” ‘J&~rbouldbeallmvcdtoueecamrk and tape recorders in the couruooms of all 83 Michigan countiec, a committee of tbc Micbigen Supmme Coun recommended nlesdtly. The Camenr in the Courtmom CommitteevotedB1touktbehighcountomakr‘permmltulcrprimarttJ4thubeenopenting in five Michigan countiee rime June. “I’bepubiichurrightxoknowandtbepublic’rrighttoknowkfulfihedonlyinpartby tbe nempqm. We feel that ti would open tbecovemgeofcowtmttemtotbegenemJ public,” raid Coun of Appeal Judge Joseph B. Suiliv~ committee chairmen. The lone dimenter on the committee was Detroit Recurdem’ Judge Vem w Joncr, who aqued that the w of -eras and rape mamiem rho&i rem& an experiment for another year but be expanded Ilatewide. Jonu uid tbe fiwunty experiment did not provide enough experience with the type of violent felony IXIMS beard in Detroit Becordm’courL Panel: Op~~ourtrooms to ‘cameras LANSING (AI') - Joumaliata should he a:- lowed tc me cameraa and tape readers in*the courcmoms of all 83 Michigan counties, a committee of the Michigan Supreme Court recommended Tuesday. - ._.^. The Cameras in the Coumoom Committee voted 9-l to ssk tbe high co& to make permanent an experiment that has heen operating in five Michigan aunties since June. The public has a right to know and the pub h’s right to know is fulfilled only in part by the newspapers. . . . We feel that this would open the coverage of couf. matters to the general public,” said Michigan Court of Appalls Judge Joseph B. Sullivan, chairman of the committee. Sullivan noted that when the experimen?b& gan some feared coumooms would be disrupted. “Actually, in the working5 of it things have gone rather calmly and smoothly,” he said. . ‘Mually, in the wo* of it s~ renL?f= MY ad The high wun began irs cxpcri- mm smewidc on Feb. 1 but pcr- mined defense attomcys. pmsccu- tars orjudges to block the uscof catnensorupercco*ifthcp did& Mnt thcnL Only63ofthc 174raqucnsfor lbccxpan&dmediaaxngcrc- poncdly ,wcrc approved under. tkKmc.guiddirJa 00 June 20, tbc coun changed the guidelines in five counties, making aazss to coutvoom5 aut* matic unless a judge determined tbatnlcb ~wouldmakethc trial or wun proacding unfair.
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supervisory responsibility. (See pa
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APPENDIX SURVET SUMARY TABLE OF CA?
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Result D: The presence of the elect
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Not at All Slightly Moderately Very
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L L Mailinq: SUMMARY OF EVALUATION
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PHYSICAL DISRUPTION CLASSIFICATION
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. It is possible that when measured
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The issues involved in the decision
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jurors are more negative towards EM
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permanent basis, it is the opinion
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