Tali Yahalom, College \u2709, History Roman Holidays: The Role of Publicity in Criminal Trials The media sensationalized the 1954 trial of Sam Sheppard (accused of murdering his wife), his acquittal, and post-prison years. The intense coverage set journalistic and legal precedents, motivating various judges to address, in legal terms, the media’s role during pretrial investigations and courtroom proceedings. This thesis uses newspapers, magazines and court opinions to explore the extent of the media blitz, and addresses the question of whether the press compromised justice. This thesis also examines the case\u27s continuing relevance: Why was this particular case so popular? Why did the public react with a collective desire to convict Shepp...
On July 4, 1954, Marilyn Sheppard, the wife of a handsome thirty-year-old doctor, Sam Sheppard, was ...
When I look at the impact of the media coverage on the Sheppard trial with hindsight, I view that ty...
There is continuing concern in the United States about the kind of media storms that swirl around hi...
Tali Yahalom, College \u2709, History Roman Holidays: The Role of Publicity in Criminal Trials The m...
This article reports that the murder trials of Sam Sheppard brought about changes in the press cover...
This article reports that the murder trials of Sam Sheppard brought about changes in the press cover...
This article reports that the murder trials of Sam Sheppard brought about changes in the press cover...
The three Sheppard cases, spread over almost half a century, serve as a point of departure to explor...
The three Sheppard cases, spread over almost half a century, serve as a point of departure to explor...
The three Sheppard cases, spread over almost half a century, serve as a point of departure to explor...
As the Ohio Supreme Court noted almost one-half century ago, the Sheppard case had it all—“Murder, m...
As the Ohio Supreme Court noted almost one-half century ago, the Sheppard case had it all—“Murder, m...
This thesis will explore the media\u27s increasing impact on the criminal court system, specifically...
The 1990s produced a number of sensational criminal and civil trials. The media and public avidly fo...
As the Ohio Supreme Court noted almost one-half century ago, the Sheppard case had it all—“Murder, m...
On July 4, 1954, Marilyn Sheppard, the wife of a handsome thirty-year-old doctor, Sam Sheppard, was ...
When I look at the impact of the media coverage on the Sheppard trial with hindsight, I view that ty...
There is continuing concern in the United States about the kind of media storms that swirl around hi...
Tali Yahalom, College \u2709, History Roman Holidays: The Role of Publicity in Criminal Trials The m...
This article reports that the murder trials of Sam Sheppard brought about changes in the press cover...
This article reports that the murder trials of Sam Sheppard brought about changes in the press cover...
This article reports that the murder trials of Sam Sheppard brought about changes in the press cover...
The three Sheppard cases, spread over almost half a century, serve as a point of departure to explor...
The three Sheppard cases, spread over almost half a century, serve as a point of departure to explor...
The three Sheppard cases, spread over almost half a century, serve as a point of departure to explor...
As the Ohio Supreme Court noted almost one-half century ago, the Sheppard case had it all—“Murder, m...
As the Ohio Supreme Court noted almost one-half century ago, the Sheppard case had it all—“Murder, m...
This thesis will explore the media\u27s increasing impact on the criminal court system, specifically...
The 1990s produced a number of sensational criminal and civil trials. The media and public avidly fo...
As the Ohio Supreme Court noted almost one-half century ago, the Sheppard case had it all—“Murder, m...
On July 4, 1954, Marilyn Sheppard, the wife of a handsome thirty-year-old doctor, Sam Sheppard, was ...
When I look at the impact of the media coverage on the Sheppard trial with hindsight, I view that ty...
There is continuing concern in the United States about the kind of media storms that swirl around hi...