No, it's not. A trial in a court is preferable because there are rules for procedure and evidence, conviction or acquittal. In a trial in the media, there are no rules (especially if you use "sources say").
From what I´ve heard the trial has been posponed indefinetly. At the earliest januari 2010. The argument is that it´s impossible för Casey to get a fair trial i Florida with a possible death penalty coming and the media tends to destroy the prerequisitions of a fair trial.
right to a fair trial presumption of innocence
A fair trial before an impartial jury of their peers.
A "fair trial" is a neutral trial conducted to accord each party to the proceeding their due process rights.The right to a fair trial applies to civil and criminal proceedings and various rights associated with a fair trial are explicitly proclaimed in the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.In a fair trial, the accused's legal rights are safeguarded and respected.A fair trial hears before it condemns (i.e.: The trial proceeds on inquiry and renders judgment only aftertrial).In a fair trial, jurors are to be entirely indifferent as to the parties at the outset.The necessary elements of a fair trial are an adequate hearing and an impartial tribunal, free from any interest, bias, or prejudice.A fair trial presupposes full justice is rendered within human limitations.
C. A Fair Trial
Trial by jury of our peers.a fair trial
Jack Ruby's conviction was overturned because his defense argued that he did not receive a fair trial due to pretrial publicity and the judge's decision to try him in a different county. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that Ruby was not able to receive a fair trial in Dallas because of the extensive media coverage surrounding the case.
no
Fair trial and freedom of the press concerns how to balance the right of a free press and the defendant's right to a fair trial. News reporting on judicial proceedings helps the public understand the legal procedure better and contributes to the public's right to know about the working of the justice system (→ Right to Know). The media play an important watchdog role in monitoring the administration of justice (→ Freedom of the Press, Concept of). However, the news media sometimes misrepresent court trials and mislead viewers and readers (→ Yellow Journalism). This kind of inaccurate media coverage might affect jurors or judges in such a way as to prejudice their supposedly impartial judgment.The idea of balancing the right of the news media to cover judicial proceedings with the right of the accused to a fair trial has been incorporated into a number of international conventions and national constitutions. For example, the European Convention on Human Rights, while guaranteeing freedom of speech and of the press, protects the right of the accused to a fair trial. Its Article 6(1) states that the press and public may be excluded from all or part of a trial "where the interests of juveniles or the protection of the private life of the parties so require" or "where publicity would prejudice the interests of justice."
Everyone does.
No
A fair public trial is essentially when a person is treated and believed to be innocent until they are proven guilty in a trial that is void of prejudice, bias, and unfair treatment.