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"Hamilton County Looking at Cell Phone Ban in Courtrooms"

This post was written by Chuck Kallendorf: "Alarmed at what they say are observers in their courtrooms regularly using cell phones to take pictures of witnesses, jurors and victims, Hamilton County's 16 Common Pleas Court judges, who preside over felony cases like rape, assault and murder, are considering banning cell phones when their courts are in session, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported Sunday morning.

"There have been times when there were 30 people in the courtroom and maybe half of them have their cell phones out, taking photos and texting," said Judge Ethna Cooper. "Having been around long enough, it's easy to figure out what's going on." --and what's going on, she and other judges believe, is the proliferation of cell phone use to threaten and interfere with the criminal justice process..."

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Source: Hamilton County Law Library Blog, 6 July 2010. Reproduced with permission.

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on July 07, 2010 (boomark / email).