Thursday, October 14, 2010

Judge permits live text reports from Russell Williams sentencing

Journalists covering the guilty plea and sentencing of Colonel Russell Williams will be able to provide the public live text updates from within the courtroom, a judge has ordered. Following a closed-door session Thursday with lawyers representing victims, the crown, media and Williams, Justice Robert Scott replaced an earlier order banning all electronic devices from the hearing, which begins Monday. Saying it was “important that the press have a position” on the ban, Scott said journalists with credentials will be able to text bring phones, Blackberry devices and laptops into court to provide real-time text reporting. Members of the public are banned from bringing such devices into the hearing, which will include an agreed statement of facts, exhibits and victim impact statements.

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