Jury trials in Idaho to resume in March as backlog of cases grows
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IDAHO FALLS Jury trials across Idaho can resume March 1 following new guidelines released by the Idaho Supreme Court Wednesday.
Previously, all jury trials had been suspended indefinitely due to a surge in statewide COVID-19 cases during December. However, as the number of viral cases has decreased, the rules have softened. Wednesday’s order allows the trials to resume as long as courts follow certain conditions outlined in current and former orders.
As per the order, local courts must look at the case incident rates in the county of the trial before they could begin. The Administrative District Judge must look on the Thursday before the beginning of a trial and ensure the county has below 25 active COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population. If a county is above that threshold, a trial must be postponed.
Pandemic causes backlog of 40,000 cases in Idaho court system By: The Associated Press February 3, 2021 Comments Off on Pandemic causes backlog of 40,000 cases in Idaho court system
BOISE, Idaho (AP) Idaho’s judicial system faces a backlog of thousands of cases because of delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the chief justice of the state’s highest court said.
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Bevan described the situation in his State of the Judiciary Address to the Idaho House and Senate last week, Idaho Press reported.
“The number of pending criminal cases has increased by 22% since January a year ago, and there are currently over 40,000 cases awaiting disposition,” Bevan told the lawmakers.
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Idaho courts see 40K case backlog
BOISE, Idaho (AP) Idaho s judicial system faces a backlog of thousands of cases because of delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the chief justice of the state s highest court said.
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Bevan described the situation in his State of the Judiciary Address to the Idaho House and Senate last week, Idaho Press reported.