State Ex Rel. Rosenthal v. Poe

OPINION

the Court

in which PRICE, WOMACK, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

This is an original mandamus proceeding. Relator seeks a writ of mandamus directing respondent to vacate a portion of his order authorizing the videotaping of jury deliberations in a capital murder trial in respondent’s court. We will conditionally grant mandamus relief.

The record reflects that after carefully considering and weighing the parties’ interests, Respondent signed an order permitting WGBH Educational Foundation, Mead Street Films, Inc., and the PBS television program Frontline (collectively referred to as…