Source
Estes v. Texas, 381 U.S. 532 (1965)
Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute, 1965-06-07
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- court record
- Last checked
- 2026-09-26
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- United States: Texas judge allows televised pretrial hearing in the Billie Sol Estes case; Supreme Court later limits cameras in criminal courtrooms
- Claim 828: The Supreme Court of the United States heard Estes v. Texas on April 1, 1965, and decided it on June 7, 1965.
- Claim 829: A pretrial hearing on cameras in the courtroom, filled with reporters and photographers, was held on September 24, 1962, in Billie Sol Estes's case.
- Claim 830: The Supreme Court held that Estes's trial was not conducted consistently with due process and reversed his conviction.
- Claim 831: The Supreme Court took the case to decide whether Estes was denied due process by being required to submit to a televised trial.
- 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.
- Claim 833: The Court acknowledged the press's role in informing the public of court proceedings, even as it found the cameras at Estes's hearing had interfered with the trial.
- Claim 834: Justice Potter Stewart dissented, warning that the suggestion there are limits on the public's right to know what goes on in the courts caused him deep concern.
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