Criminal jury trials in Genesee County Circuit Court on hold until April 28
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
The new delay will push the restart of criminal jury trials back to the end of April.
Circuit Court judges met Wednesday, March 10 to discuss when trials could realistically resume, landing on April 28 as the next tentative start date, Circuit Court Administrator Barbara Menear said.
Jury trials had been set to restart March 2, but after COVID-19 cases rose in the county, the date was tentatively pushed back to March 10.
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It is “not realistic” to continue delaying trials week to week while coordinating jurors and planning operations, Menear told MLive-The Flint Journal. The Circuit Court must work with the State Court Administrative Office guidelines when determining when to reopen courts for criminal trials.