Legal Opinion
United States v. Gillam Kerley
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 30, 1985No. 84-1026PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-Appellant Gillam Kerley was indicted on September 8,1982, for allegedly failing to register for the draft as required. Kerley filed a pre-trial motion requesting permission to photograph, record and broadcast the in-court proceedings in his case. Apparently, Kerley wished to record the trial on video-tape. Magistrate Gans-ner held that Rule 53 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, which bans cameras in the courtroom, allowed him no discretion and, therefore, denied the motion. Kerley filed an appeal to this court requesting review of the magistrate’s…
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