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...judge in Houston, Ted Poe, aims to do something about that. He ruled last month that PBS's Frontline could film jury deliberations in the trial of Cedric Harrison, 17, who faces the death penalty for allegedly killing a man during a carjacking. But the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals last week suspended jury selection, known as voir dire, to consider the prosecution's argument that cameras in the jury room would distort both the makeup of the panel and its later discussions about the case. Fourteen of the 110 potential jurors from surrounding Harris County had expressed discomfort about...
...camera advocates say that the media can play a positive role. Harrison's defense attorneys hope cameras will enhance jurors' sense of accountability. "The mere presence of a camera will keep people on their best behavior," says defense attorney Windi Akins. "Jurors won't be bullied by other jurors who want to strong-arm them into changing their vote." Judge Poe sees cameras as an extension of the tradition of open courtrooms. "We got away from the Star Chamber in England when people were tried in secrecy," he says...
...chance that potential donors will actually go on to donate is about 25 to 30 percent, said drive coordinator Adrienne Harrison. That will happen if a student’s HLA type—the type of tissue needed by bone marrow patients—matches that of a patient listed in the registry...
...Numbers $153.46 millionis the amount revealed to have been left for family and charities in the will of ex-Beatle?and appar-ently very wealthy guy?George Harrison...
...prime attraction is the meter-wide windows that give guests a unique view of the wildlife swimming outside. The hotel last year averaged 400 guests, about 25% of whom were first-time divers. The guest book is filled with testimonials. Wrote Jeff and Michelle Wall, a couple from Harrison, Tennessee, who were married at the lodge: "Fantastic. A sample of life in the sea. We didn't want to come back to the surface...