Criminal
Aug. 31, 2020
Slow pace of hit-and-run trial is warning for bigger trials
Another concern for defense and prosecution is juror fatigue, with proceedings moving more slowly to maintain safe distances and guard against contamination — on top of a lagging selection process because many subpoenaed jurors are not turning up.
LOS ANGELES -- Attorneys have to keep out of each other's way, bag all evidence and control handling of objects and papers by witnesses and jurors, according to coronavirus mitigation rules in place in Los Angeles County's first criminal trial since mid-March,
Another concern for defense and prosecution is juror fatigue, with proceedings moving more slowly to maintain safe distances and guard against contamination -- on top of a lag...
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