Multimedia WMAZ, Inc. v. State

Marshall, Chief Justice.

After the trial judge had granted a motion for a change of venue from Houston County in the murder trial of Jacob Valdez Reyes, Multimedia WMAZ, Inc. d/b/a WMAZ-TV (“Multimedia”) filed a request to televise the trial, which had been moved to Glynn County. After a hearing, the trial judge denied the request. After a second hearing, at which the defendant was present, the trial judge entered a supplemental order reaffirming the original order and noting that the defendant had objected to television coverage at the trial. Following this court’s denial of its application…