Is the Attorney General's argument that prejudicial effect of the news coverage of the crime committed by the crime was largely dissipated by the time of trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Miller, In re, 109 Cal.Rptr. 648, 33 Cal.App.3d 1005 (Cal. App. 1973):
The Attorney General's argument that the prejudicial effect of the news coverage was largely dissipated by the time of trial is untenable. The crime was committed on January 27, 1970, and the trial commenced less than three months later. In Griffin v. Superior Court, 26 Cal.App.3d 672, 680--681, 103 Cal.Rptr. 379, 383, this court stated:
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