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; accused 40! purse, there ta nothing that af rikes the Pao press from reporting events that transpire -in the Courtroos : But where there is a reasonable 1{kel {hood thst prejudicial’ news prior to trial will prevent a fair trial, the Judge should continue the ase until the threat abates, or trans “it to anotber county not so permeated with publicity. In = reredial peasures wie will ‘prevent the prejudice at ter , . inception, “the courts eust, take such steps by rule and. requiation that will protect thels processes from bredudict/ outeide interferences, xeither pronecutors, counsel for gefense, she sceused, ALDABESE A court staff nor enforcenent’s “ween counsel and the ‘press ‘as - information sttectins ‘the fairness of a criminal trial is not only subject te reguia- tion, bot ids highly censurable and vorthy of disciplinary peasuree." Id,, ot 362~363 (emphasis added). The 0.5. Supreme Court in Febresks Press Association v. Stvart observed "... that pretrial publicity--even pervasive, fj adverse pudlicity--does not inevitably lead to an unfair trial. The cepacity of the jury eventually expaneled to decide the czse fairly 4s influenced by the tone and extent of the /Publicity, rat. which is in part, and often in large part, sheped by what attorme ft police and other officisis do to precipitate news coverage. ‘The trial judge has a major responsibility. ‘What the Judge says about a case, in or out of the courtroom, is likely to appear foe ews papers and breadcests, More important, the measures a Judge takesh or fails to take to mitigate the effects of pretefay pablieity-- the measures Gescribed im Sheppard--may well determine whether the Defendant receives a trial consistent with” the requirenents of Cue proceBs.., .*