NBA NOTEBOOK: LAWYERS SEEK CAMERA BAN.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Kobe Bryant's attorneys Tuesday asked a judge in Eagle, Colo., to reconsider his ruling allowing news cameras in the courtroom where Bryant is expected to appear next week, saying they were concerned about publicity. Also Tuesday, Eagle County commissioners gave District Attorney Mark Hurlbert additional money to prosecute the sexual-assault case against the Lakers star. Bryant has said his 19-year-old accuser had sex with him willingly at a resort in nearby Edwards on June 30. Bryant's attorneys, Pamela Mackey and Hal Haddon, said they were worried publicity could affect Bryant's right to a fair trial The Right to a fair trial is an essential right in all countries respecting the rule of law. It is explicitly proclaimed in Article Ten of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Sixth Amendment of the US Constitution, and Article Six of the European Convention of Human . They said they weren't given the chance to present arguments before County Judge Fred Gannett issued his ruling on cameras last week. They also asked for a hearing on how the media should be allowed to cover court proceedings and asked to present arguments on any future requests for expanded media coverage. Haddon and Mackey didn't return calls seeking comment. Meanwhile, attorneys for media organizations filed motions to open sealed court records, saying many details already have been publicized, some by Bryant and Hurlbert. ``Ironically, at the same time, both the district attorney and Bryant are opposing the very thing that would permit the public to independently test the veracity veracity (v  ras´itē),n of their public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most statements, i.e., unsealing the court file,'' the attorneys wrote. County commissioners gave Hurlbert an additional $105,000 to help handle costs of the case, and left open the possibility of more. County finance director Mike Roeper said Lake, Summit and Clear Creek Clear Creek may refer to any of the 1,305 streams bearing this name in the United States as reported by the United States Geological Survey See this link Hydronyms
Hurlbert also got some additional expertise: Ingrid Bakke, head of Boulder County's sex assault and domestic violence unit, is on loan for up to a year to help with the case. The case against Bryant has put Eagle in a media spotlight. Dozens of reporters are expected for Bryant's initial court appearance Aug. 6 on a felony sexual-assault charge. The Colorado Judicial Branch this week is expected to launch a Web site devoted to the case, its first such effort. The site will have information on hearing schedules, motions rulings and other details. Gannett and state District Judge Terry Ruckriegle on Tuesday issued a detailed ``decorum'' order for reporters covering the Aug. 6 hearing. Reporters will be barred from using cell phones and tape recorders and from interviewing people inside the courthouse. No photos or video may be taken of witnesses, potential jurors and Bryant's accuser and her family. --Clippers match Maggette offer: The Clippers re-signed Corey Maggette Corey Antoine Maggette (born November 12 1979, in Melrose Park, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player, positioned at small forward for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. , matching the Utah Jazz's six-year, $42 million offer sheet. They have until Thursday to match the six-year, $51 million offer sheet that Andre Miller Andre Lloyd Miller (born March 19, 1976 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. College career Miller played collegiately at the University of Utah for four years. , another restricted free agent, signed with the Denver Nuggets Nuggets can refer to several branches of interest:
--Talent firms sign Jackson: Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson (born September 17, 1945 in Deer Lodge, Montana) is the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, an American professional basketball team. has signed contracts with a talent agency and talent management company. The Lakers coach will be represented by the William Morris Agency Founded in 1898, the William Morris Agency is the largest diversified talent and literary agency in the world, with offices in New York City, Beverly Hills, Nashville, Miami, London, and Shanghai. and Original Entertainment. --Kapono signs: Jason Kapono Jason Alan Kapono (born February 2 1981 in Long Beach, California) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA, currently with the Toronto Raptors.[1] His previous team was the Miami Heat in 2006-07. signed a two-year guaranteed contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the second-round draft pick said on KSPN 710-AM radio. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: KOBE BRYANT His attorneys asked judge to reconsider ruling allowing news cameras in courtroom. |
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