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Michigan courts brace for jury trials to start again after pandemic creates massive backlog
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
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She’s never far from his thoughts.
A few days ago, he was overcome by grief when an old photo of the two popped up on Facebook Memories.
The suspect, Shaquille Harris, 28, arrested in Texas five weeks after the April 28, 2019, slaying, has trial set for May – more than two years later.
Jamerson said he just wants justice.
“We’re tired of waiting. Tired of waiting.”
He’s far from alone.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, jury trials in state courts in Michigan have, with a few exceptions, been on hold for nearly a year. The backlog is expected to take years to clear in some counties.
One of the largest drug dealers in Northern Michigan goes to prison
Annie Doyle
Charlevoix Courier
Coy Michelle Brooks, 46, Petoskey, was sentenced to serve 68 to 240 months in prison for delivery of methamphetamine in the 33rd Circuit Court, according to Charlevoix County Prosecuting Attorney Allen Telgenhof.
Judge Roy C. Hayes III also sentenced Brooks to concurrent sentences on convictions of maintaining a drug house and possession of amphetamine. Brooks had pleaded guilty on the charges on Dec. 21, 2020.
According to police affidavits, Brooks sold methamphetamine to a confidential informant working with the Charlevoix County Joint Operative Law Enforcement Team (JOLT) on March 25 and April 7, 2020.