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Cameras Disallowed For Hayes Hearing
POSTED: 3:21 pm EDT August 19,
2008
UPDATED: 4:54 pm EDT August 19,
2008
WINSTON-SALEM -- Cameras won't be allowed in the courtroom next Monday when Michael Hayes is in court for a scheduled appearance in Forsyth County.Hayes has been denied release 20 times from Dorothea Dix State Mental Hospital after being found guilty for killing four people and wounding five others in July, 1988.Judge Stuart Albright, former Guilford County District Attorney, defended his decision to not allow cameras into his courtroom when Hayes makes his latest bid for freedom..
"I want to avoid distractions in the courtroom," he said. "Sometimes attorney’s use cameras in court for showmanship. I want to keep the focus on the matter before us."Hayes' attorney, Karl Knudson, said he agreed with Albright's decision."I want to avoid distractions in the courtroom," he said. "Sometimes attorneys use cameras in court for showmanship. I want to keep the focus on the matter before us."Knudsen said all the attention and political pressure associated with the case makes it hard for his client to win.A jury found Hayes not guilty by reason of insanity.
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