Background
Kane, Peter Evans was born on February 27, 1932 in Beverly Hills, California, United States. Son of Arthur Garfield and Eleanor Irene (Evans) Kane.
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When murder is the crime, the clash in the courts is likely to be between two constitutionally enshrined rightsfreedom of speech and the right to a fair trial. Peter E. Kane shows what happened in seven famous court cases when First Amendment rights (concerning freedom of speech) conflicted with Sixth Amendment rights (concerning fair trial). He reports the circumstances of each crime, the court proceedings, and the conduct of the press in the trials of Sam Sheppard, Charles Manson and his followers, John Paul Stevenson, Claus von Bülow, and Arthur Shawcross and the cases involving the Kellie family and the Wayne Clapp murders. Kane’s narrative and analytical approach illuminates legal principles and shows the roles of actual human beings underlying the abstractions of court opinions. In this revised and expanded edition, Kane considers two new topics stemming from recent court cases: cameras in the courtroom and a code of ethics for crime reporting. Kane explores the issue of cameras through the famous Claus von Bülow retrial, which featured live television broadcasts; regarding a journalistic code, Kane examines the massive pretrial reporting of the serial murders of Arthur Shawcross. Kane notes that sensational crime stories serve the interests of many people: the public wants to read them; journalists want to write them because they can make a reporter’s fortune and reputation; and editors and publishers want to sell papers. The sensational crime story serves everyone’s purpose except that of the accused. In addition to exploring journalistic ethics and the proper procedures for trial judges in guaranteeing a fair trial, these cases also provide an introduction to the operation of the courts in criminal justice. "The trial court is the arena in which the conflicts between a free press and a fair trial are played out," Kane writes. "This play is described here as are the subsequent evaluations of that play by the appellate courts. Thus the legal process is considered from its beginning with the original crime to the final resolution of the case in the United States Supreme Court."
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( Peter E. Kane takes a critical look at the development ...)
Peter E. Kane takes a critical look at the development of the present law through a discussion of seventeen landmark libel cases. One of the many points Kane clarifies is the important distinction between an error and a lie when judging whether someone is guilty of libel. For example, in the series of events that led to Goldwater vs. Ginzburg, Ralph Ginzburg, publisher of fact magazine, compiled and printed in fact a montage of quotes he had collected from psychiatrists about Barry Goldwater. It took five years of legal sparring for the courts to conclude that Ginzburg had deliberately published a malicious and irresponsible document and to rule in favor of Goldwater. Kane closes with a discussion of current thinking on possible libel reform.
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Kane, Peter Evans was born on February 27, 1932 in Beverly Hills, California, United States. Son of Arthur Garfield and Eleanor Irene (Evans) Kane.
Bachelor, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1954; Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1967.
Instructor speech, Occidental College, California, 1957-1960; instructor speech, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1960-1961; assistant professor speech, St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Indiana, 1961-1965; assistant professor rhetoric, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1965-1968; associate professor to professor committee, State University of New York, Brockport, 1968-1995; professor committee emeritus, State University of New York, Brockport, since 1995.
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( Peter E. Kane takes a critical look at the development ...)
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Warden, St. Luke's Episcopalian Church, Brockport, 1984-1988, 91-92. Member diocesan council Episcopalian Diocese Rochester, 1991-1995, standing committee 1995-1999. Member Speech Communications Association (life member, Freedom of Expression Commission chair 1987-1990, Haiman Distinguished Scholarship award 1993), Eastern Communications Association (life member, Everett Lee Hunt award 1987).
Married Marguerite A. Coniff, May 29, 1982.