Adams County official considers courtroom cameras
Posted: Monday, May 26, 2008
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) -- Adams County Attorney Donna Fegler Daiss says she can see pros and cons of courtroom cameras.
The first criminal trial in Nebraska to allow media cameras was in Gage County District Court. A jury found Richard Griswold of Beatrice guilty Thursday of second-degree murder and use of a firearm to commit a felony.
Fegler Daiss says the cameras give the public an opportunity to learn.
But she worries that it could have adverse side effects, such as those seen in the O.J. Simpson murder trial, which she says turned into a "fiasco."
A pilot project could lead to more cameras. Some judges in Lancaster County District Court are participating along with two in the 1st Judicial District, which includes 11 southeastern counties.
The first criminal trial in Nebraska to allow media cameras was in Gage County District Court. A jury found Richard Griswold of Beatrice guilty Thursday of second-degree murder and use of a firearm to commit a felony.
Fegler Daiss says the cameras give the public an opportunity to learn.
But she worries that it could have adverse side effects, such as those seen in the O.J. Simpson murder trial, which she says turned into a "fiasco."
A pilot project could lead to more cameras. Some judges in Lancaster County District Court are participating along with two in the 1st Judicial District, which includes 11 southeastern counties.
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