Judge J.P. Mauffray opens Jena 6 case to the public

It seems the La Salle Parish has conceded a major point in the case of one of the Jena 6 defendants.  Judge J.P. Mauffray has decided to open the juvenile trial of Mychal Bell to the public.

A lawsuit filed by the Chicago Tribune, Associated Press, CNN and others seeks the reversal of Mauffray's decision to close all the proceedings in Bell's Case.  According to a story that will appear in Friday's Chicago Tribune, the lawsuit is set to be heard next Wednesday while Bell is scheduled to go on trial Dec.6 on charges of aggravated second-degree battery and conspiracy.

Read the Howard Witt's Tribune story here.