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To the Editor:
Your Jan. 18 editorial ''Judicial Mischief in New Orleans'' reflects an attitude of those who try cases in the newspapers and on television rather than in the courtroom.
Rather than attack the judge who attempted to preserve the defendants' right to a fair trial, you might attack those members of the broadcasting community who want to exploit a volatile issue for commercial gain.
There was no effort to inhibit anyone from reporting the trial. Certainly the public has a right to that kind of information. What was attempted was the prevention of a TV show's trial of the case, which will in fact prevent these defendants from having a fair trial. RICHARD A. YOUNG, New York, Jan. 19, 1983
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