2.) Miranda Bailey, a respected physician in the community, was accused of murdering her husband, Barney. The doctor continually maintained her innocence in Barney's death. The murder trial was closely followed by news
reporters and they were present in courtroom during the trial, and were even assigned seats between the jurors
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and the defendant. The story was all over the local and state press for weeks. Opinion articles in newspapers
demanded a guilty verdict. The jury was not isolated and had full access to the media coverage. Bailey was
found guilty. After her conviction, Dr. Bailey claimed that the extensive media coverage negatively impacted
her prosecution, and led to an unfair guilty verdict. She appealed her conviction, arguing that the media
coverage biased the opinions of those in her community, requiring that her guilty verdict be overturned.
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