Court cameras pushed in NY

Accused murderer John R. Dean stood in a courtroom in Evansville, Ind. last July and told a judge he had fatally beaten a man after breaking into his home in December 2005. Only a handful of spectators were in the courtroom that morning to witness the proceedings. But thanks to a recently enacted Indiana law, citizens throughout the Evansville area were able to watch and listen to Deans account of the brutal attack. The law, adopted last year, permits Indiana newspapers and television stations to cover certain court proceedings using video and still cameras. Cameras from an Evansville TV station were on hand to cover the plea proceeding, and the prosecutor in the case said he was glad they were there. The more the public knows about how we do our jobs, the better off we all are in government, said Vanderburgh (Ind.) County Prosecutor Stan Levco.

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