Louisiana vs. Wren (1982)
Louisiana Supreme Court at LSU
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Event
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1982-10-01
Duration: 00:53:28
Subjects: Louisiana. Supreme Court | Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.) | Television broadcasting of court proceedings
Contributors:
- Dixon, John Speaker
- Yeager, Charles Speaker
- Fowler, Greg Speaker
- Calogero, Pascal Speaker
- Marcus, Walter Speaker
- Dennis, James Speaker
- Blanche, Fred Speaker
- Watson, Jack Speaker
- Lemmon, Harry Speaker
Description
This episode of “Louisiana Supreme Court at LSU” from October 1, 1982, features the arguments by attorneys Charles Yeager and Greg Fowler in the case of State of Louisiana vs. Wren. It includes questioning by Supreme Court Justices John Dixon, Pascal Calogero, Walter Marcus, James Dennis, Fred Blanche, Jack Watson, and Harry Lemmon. This case was a part of the Louisiana Supreme Court’s experiment with the use of television cameras in the courtroom.