Judges and Judiciary,
Criminal
Aug. 27, 2020
1st LA criminal jury trial in 5 months to start Thursday
Sam Ohta, supervising judge at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, will instead try the felony hit and run case on Thursday with protocols such as masks, jurors called in batches and spread around the room, and an audio feed for the public in a nearby courtroom.
For the first time since March 17, a criminal jury trial was set to start in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday, but was postponed a day because of complications in transporting the defendant from the jail, a court spokeswoman said.
Sam O. Ohta, supervising judge at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, will instead try the felony hit and run...
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