[Villages PL]

Whenever there is a high-profile case, where someone is charged with murder, should the court allow a witness for the prosecution to hold a news conference to display their grief, thereby eliciting public sympathy? Whether intentional or not, it ends up, in effect, being a rally in support of the prosecution.

When the trial comes up, they will go through the motions of trying to find an untainted, unbiased jury. I believe it would be much easier, and more certain, to find an unbiased jury if the court would just put a ban on media interviews and or conferences. Otherwise, in my opinion, it's like the prosecution is attempting to stack the deck by allowing this public display.

I'd be interested in your thoughts on this subject.

Note: This question came to mind after seeing a picture in the Daily Sun of the grieving widow of Chad Oulson who was shot and killed by a retired police captain.