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Claim

Claim 832

Judge Otis T. Dunagan told the parties that the most important point in regulating camera coverage was to ensure Estes received a fair and impartial trial.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement
Judge Otis T. Dunagan told the parties that the most important point in regulating camera coverage was to ensure Estes received a fair and impartial trial.
Field
stated_justification
Value
Trial judge's stated aim
About
incident 1962-us-estes-v-texas-camera-ban
Source
Estes v. Texas, 381 U.S. 532 (1965)
Publisher
Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute
Method
court record
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
high
Status
current
Source date
1965-06-07

Quotation from the source

the most important point is whether or not it would interfere with a fair and impartial trial of this Defendant. That is the most important point, and that is the purpose, or will be the primary purpose of the Court, to insure that he gets that fair trial.