Criminal
Mar. 25, 2020
2 Central California courts carry on with revised criminal proceedings
While some attorneys applauded the Kings County presiding judge’s decision not to delay preliminary hearings, citing the strict statutory time limits for a defendant to be confined before a preliminary hearing is held, others warned that by not delaying hearings, the judge has put more people at risk of contracting and spreading the virus.
As individual judges throughout the state move quickly to curtail operations, two Central California superior courts have continued criminal proceedings with some revisions, leading to mixed reactions from attorneys.
In Kings County, where there are no confirmed cases of the virus, criminal and civil trials are being extended by 30 days following a request from Presiding Judge Robert S. Burns that was granted by Chief Justice Tani G...
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