Chandler v. Florida

Chandler (defendant), a former police officer, was convicted of burglary in a trial that Florida allowed to be broadcast under a judicial canon limiting coverage to one stationary camera outside the courtroom and giving the trial judge discretion to exclude coverage if it threatened a fair trial. Chandler moved for a new trial, arguing the broadcast denied him due process; the trial court denied the motion, the appellate court affirmed, and Chandler sought Supreme Court review.