Judges and Judiciary,
Criminal
Aug. 28, 2020
First pandemic-era jury trial in LA gets off to slow start
The judge allowed extra time for summoned jurors to arrive and then told the 14 who showed up that he was not in any hurry, as he delivered a 45-minute lecture on coronaviruses, starting with their discovery in the 1950s.
LOS ANGELES -- The first jury trial in 160 days at the state's largest court started an hour late Thursday when the judge allowed extra time for summoned jurors to arrive. He then told the 14 who showed up that he was not in any hurry, as he delivered a 45-minute lecture on coronaviruses, starting with their discovery in the 1950s, and then gave detailed safety instructions.
"I'm not going to step on the gas pedal in this case," said...
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