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Effective February 2021, jury trials are to resume on a phased basis for the Home Circuit Court and some rural circuit courts of the Hilary Term.
In a news release Thursday, the Court Administration Division (CAD) stated that jury trials for matters, excepting where the death penalty is in issue; will proceed at courts, which can accommodate jurors with adequate space for physical distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The parishes where jury trials will proceed are listed in the table below.
In parishes where no jury trials will occur for the periods indicated above, cases triable without a jury are to proceed, the CAD said. Jurors summoned for courts in parishes where there are no jury trials are not required to attend and are excused without any risk of penalty.