A media liaison for the often quick-tempered Burns said the judgehad given reporters ample warning that their phones could be yankedif they didn t remember to switch them to `silent during thetrial for William Balfour, Hudson s former brother-in-law. He isaccused of killing the actress and singer s mother, brother and7-year-old nephew in a fit of jealous rage over his then-wife. If he did this after the first violation, it would have beenoverreaction, Irv Miller said. But after the fourth time? Itwas distracting to the judge and jurors. Rules for reporters were discussed for months before the trial.Burns offered the rare concession of letting reporters use theircellphones in court but only for email. He barred postings toTwitter and other social media from the courtroom, believingreporters pounding out their tweets would be particularlydisruptive. Even in Los Angeles, where celebrity trials are routinelytelevised, cellphone use is usually forbidden, said Manny Medrano,a Los Angeles attorney and former television reporter who regularlycomments on high-profile cases. Cellphones going off are a hundred times more disruptive thancameras, which these days are so quiet you barely know they arethere, he said. Journalists in Chicago were given theopportunity and they blew it. I don t blame the judge. The failure of Burns experiment with cellphones comes in a statethat has only recently begun seriously looking at allowing camerasin court. The Illinois Supreme Court this year announced it hopedto test their use in a limited number of cases. The journalist who held her pen in her mouth was initially toldthat was Burns primary complaint. But Miller said the judge alsobelieved she was sending emails too frequently, though the courtrules don t define what is too frequent emailing. None of the violations cited by the judge involved social media,said Miller. Reporters will still be allowed to use cellphones andtweet from an overflow room. There is no audio or video from trialin that room, however just a live transcript scrolling up ascreen. Follow Michael Tarm at mtarm. I am an expert from android-tabletspc.com, while we provides the quality product, such as China 9.7 inch android tablet , China mp5 game player, android tablet pc apad,and more.
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