# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1962-us-estes-v-texas-camera-ban)
- Source: Estes v. Texas (1965). https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/estes-v-texas/
- 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.

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