Criminal
Mar. 30, 2020
LA city prosecutors appear by phone, while defendants and their attorneys are present in court
The policy, part of a pilot program to comply with the Los Angeles County presiding judge’s orders to conduct proceedings telephonically when possible, was carried out in one courtroom on Thursday and Friday, said city attorney spokesman Rob Wilcox.
City of Los Angeles prosecutors conducted in-custody misdemeanor arraignments by phone during the coronavirus outbreak last week while public defenders, court staff and defendants appeared in person.
The policy, part of a pilot program to comply with the Los Angeles County presiding judge's orders to conduct proceedings telephonically when possible, was carried out in one courtroom on Thursday and Friday, said city attorney spokesma...
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