03023nam 2200601 450 991081980140332120230803194955.01-59332-740-4(CKB)2670000000493947(EBL)1572846(SSID)ssj0001061222(PQKBManifestationID)11585876(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001061222(PQKBWorkID)11098785(PQKB)10667214(MiAaPQ)EBC1572846(Au-PeEL)EBL1572846(CaPaEBR)ebr10815506(OCoLC)865331735(EXLCZ)99267000000049394720130820d2014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrJournalism and justice in the Oklahoma City bombing trials /Chad F. NyeEl Paso :LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC,2014.1 online resource (280 p.)Law and society : recent scholarshipBased on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oklahoma, 2011, issued under title: Fair Trial/Free Press issues in the Federal Criminal Trials of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols.1-59332-703-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Background: two centuries of precedent -- Attorney advocacy in the press -- Cameras in the courts -- The crime and the "creeps" -- Sanctuary in the jungle -- "Demonized" defendants -- Solemnity and dignity -- "We needed a body count" -- A strip search of their psyches -- The trial of Terry Nichols -- Examining the issues -- Conclusions.Nye examines the fair trial/free press issues in one of America's most infamous criminal cases - the Oklahoma City bombing. The trials of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were the first, and to date only, federal criminal trials conducted with live, closed-circuit cameras in the courtroom. More than 2,000 national and international journalists covered the trials through a media consortium. Through interviews with the lead attorneys for both McVeigh and Nichols, Nye exposes the difficulties defense attorneys faced defending their clients in the courtroom and also in the court of public opinionLaw and society (New York, N.Y.)Trials (Terrorism)OklahomaTrials (Terrorism)ColoradoDenverOklahoma City Federal Building Bombing, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1995Free press and fair trialUnited StatesTrials (Terrorism)Trials (Terrorism)Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1995.Free press and fair trial344.7305/325Nye Chad F.1970-1603011MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819801403321Journalism and justice in the Oklahoma City bombing trials3927197UNINA