Yes, when criminal cases gets media attention, trial courts may curtail the amount of pretrial publicity by imposing gag orders, restricting media reporting or closing courtrooms entirely.
Is a Fair Trial Possible in the Age of Mass Media?
- In reality, having this information was necessary in order to serve as a jury. This idea evolved over time in both England and America. Jurors were expected to be more impartial and have little to no prior information of the case they heard in order to ensure justice.
- However, due to widespread communication nowadays, juries once again frequently are aware of information on criminal defendants and their claimed offences before to hearing any testimony in court.
- According to the findings of a recent research, there is "much evidence from this and previous studies to suggest that pretrial publicity affects juries and [there is] little reason to suppose that this prejudice is erased before jurors hear testimony and make judgements.
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