NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 100.15
CAMERAS AND MICROPHONES IN COURTROOM
There may be media coverage of this trial.
It is a principal of our law that trials should be open for the public to
attend and for media representatives to report. Of course, there are a few
exceptions.
You may have heard that some trials may now be televised or
broadcast. The Courts have strict rules about media coverage.1 In this
case, I am allowing media coverage in the courtroom, subject to those rules.
You may notice video cameras in and around the courthouse. Still
photographs may also be taken during the trial for use by printed media. I
do not want the journalists or their equipment to concern you.
Media coverage of jurors is expressly prohibited at any portion of the
proceeding, including that portion in which a jury is selected. No one is
permitted to take pictures of you.
Therefore, you should not be concerned whether this trial, or a portion
of it, will be covered by the media.
History
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 100.15 (Replacement May 2004). Prepared by the North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, assisted by the UNC School of Government; published by the School of Government.
Provenance
- Source
- sog.unc.edu
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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