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weet ee a wo & rn At. FILESrIN OF FICE. TR THE SUPERIOR COURT OF FOLTOd COUNTY . . ; AUS2T 181 STATE OF GEORGIA Lit Adem on a GEORG LA ry SUPER STATE OF GEQRGLA, } FULTON. EXKIMTT GLORGIA Flaintify Todictment Mo. A- SE/SL WAYNE B, WILLIAMS, : Da fendant. meet et ere et te Heat a ‘ ORDER RESTRICTING ‘EXTRA JODICIAL STATEMENTS BY -<..43, - TRE PROSECUTION, COUNSEL TOR THE DEFENSE, POTENT TAL _ WITHESGES , COURT FPERSGRNEL AND MEMBERS OF THE we) BRECLAL TASK Force INVEETIGATING THE Teorry-LIGHT yo. CAILD SLAYING Cages. Es ar ; ‘seg 3 ate 7 . ; zaving noted through the news media the names of tee potential prosecetion witnerses welt az statements made by then regarding mattera pertinent to the upcaming trial of 7 Wayne B. Willians, the Court, of its own‘motion, hae ‘weighed and considered its impact on ‘tha Befendant's Co netitutional right te a fsiz and fepertial trie]. Since it is the trial judge's © ity te eontrel prejudielel pretrial publicity and the eae ecinne . Befendant's right to = fair trial, ‘the Court Lindis it absolutely neceseary to prevent 3 2 recurrence of such: publicity by vestrict- ing comments te the media by the prosecution, Counsel for the befense, potential witnesses, court peraonhel and members OF the Special Pelies Tack Force: including the Comuissioner of Public Safety, the Birecter of the Bureav of Police Services or enyone affilieted with Jaw enforcement. oo , Said restriotions ate being jmposed in keeping with the 0.48, Supreme Court rulings in Sheppard V. Maxwell] 384 0.8. 333 (1976) and Rebroske Press Association v. Stuart 427 0.5. $39 (1966), In Sheppard v, Maxweji, the 9,5, Bupreme Court focused © om the trial court's duty te pretest the Pefendant’s congstttn- tional yight to a fair trial, as follows: “Due process requires thee the accused receiva a trial by impartial jury free from putside influences. Given the pervasiveness of modern communications and the difficulty acing prejudicial publicity tro jurors, the trial court must take strong measures to @nsure that the balence is never weighed ageinat the E | ae ob a as EL oe pepe A, a “ la Bete ee oe ie me, MTR fyheRieaniy ‘ayo au ere uit oi eh ape CE Go fat ee os ae ae Moe tnt te wig Se ee a ee a Pll ef