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Claim

Claim 836

Judge Otis T. Dunagan presided over the pretrial hearing on a defense motion to prohibit cameras at Billie Sol Estes's trial in Tyler, Texas.

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

Statement
Judge Otis T. Dunagan presided over the pretrial hearing on a defense motion to prohibit cameras at Billie Sol Estes's trial in Tyler, Texas.
Field
journalist_affected
Value
Judge Dunagan presided
About
incident 1962-us-estes-v-texas-camera-ban
Source
Estes v. Texas (1965)
Publisher
The First Amendment Encyclopedia, Middle Tennessee State University
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2023-08-06

Quotation from the source

A pre-trial hearing in the court of Judge Otis T. Dunagan (on bench at left) was held in Tyler, Texas in 1962, on a motion by Estes attorney John Cofer (right), to prohibit pictures at the Billie Sol Estes trial.