GAG ORDERS - CUI BONO?

• NCJ Number: 41573
• Journal: Stanford Law Review Volume: 29 Issue: 3 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1977) Pages: 575-590
• Author(s): C GARRY; D RIORDAN
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 16 pages
• Corporate Author: Stanford University
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES GAG ORDERS ON THE PRESS AND THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL.

Abstract

DO GAG ORDERS ON THE PRESS ENSURE THAT A DEFENDANT WILL NOT HAVE A FAIR TRIAL? ACCORDING TO THE AUTHORS, THE ANSWER LEANS TOWARD THE AFFIRMATIVE. GAG ORDERS HOLD NO PROSPECT OF REDUCING PREJUDICE AMONG POTENTIAL JURORS, THE ARTICLE STATES. THEY ARE ALSO COSTLY, ESPECIALLY IN A POLITICAL CASE WHERE FAVORABLE MEDIA EXPOSURE COULD RESULT IN DONATIONS TO THE DEFENSE. THE ARTICLE ALSO DISCUSSES WHAT ROLE NEGATIVE PUBLICITY CAN HAVE ON A DEFENDANT'S CASE....BDS