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Plug Pulled on Live Video Testimony

Some important factors seem to be impeding a rush toward televised trials. A split decision by a New York appellate court, in the criminal case of <i>People v. Wrotten</i>, amply reflects some of the tensions. While <i>Wrotten</i> is a criminal case, the ramifications of the decision extend to civil litigation and potentially product liability cases. This two-part article will examine those ramifications.

8 minute read October 26, 2009 at 11:33 AM
By
Michael Hoenig
Plug Pulled on Live Video Testimony

Real-life video transmission of important proceedings, such as the inauguration of the new president or the nitty-gritty body banging of football combatants in the Super Bowl, brings to one's living room details of events contemporaneously unfolding thousands of miles away.

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