Cameras in the Courtroom (On a “trial” basis)
The Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court is announcing that cameras will be allowed in Indiana Courtrooms. Justice Randall Shephard said the pilot program would be set up in eight courtrooms across Indiana. Cameras would be allowed on a trial basis in some courts in Indianapolis, Muncie , Crawfordsville, Ft. Wayne, South Bend, Evansville and Boonville. Stephen Key of the Hoosier Press Association says their objective will be to show that justice can be done with a camera in the Courtroom. Many critics cite the O .J. Simpsom case in 1994 as the reason many cameras have been barred in the lower courts. Only one TV camera, three tape recorders and one still camera would be allowed in the courtroom at a time. In addition, the trial judge and all parties involved in the case must agree to the cameras presence.
