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MEDIA ADVISORY

 
BALTIMORE STATE’S ATTORNEY JOINS WITH BALTIMORE CIRCUIT COURT TO UNVEIL NEW COURTROOM TECHNOLOGY WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2004
 

"Courtroom Connect" Project Offers Wireless Computer Technology To Circuit Court

Prosecutor to Demonstrate Technology at Criminal Justice Council Meeting Wednesday

WHO:                         Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office
                                   Management Information Division

 
WHEN:                       Baltimore Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
                                   Wednesday, May 12, 2004  - 1:30 PM
                                   NOTE:  CAMERAS ARE ALLOWED FOR THE DEMONSTRATION

WHAT:                         Prosecutor to Demonstrate New Pilot Program using Wireless
Access Technology in the Courtroom
                             

WHERE:                      Judicial Conference Room 509
                                    Courthouse East
                                    111 North Calvert Street
                                    Baltimore, Maryland
                         

BACKGROUND:           The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office has joined with the Baltimore City Circuit Court to provide a wireless Internet subscription service to attorneys and courthouse visitors.  This new technology, provided by “Courtroom Connect”, will benefit prosecutors and provide instant access to court documents, legal research, and remote e-mail access while seated at the trial table in Circuit Court.