By City News Service
Mar 17, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Real estate scion Robert Durst s Los Angeles murder trial which has been sidelined for a year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic is set to resume May 17, a judge announced today.
Jurors are expected to hear a new round of opening statements from attorneys, with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark E. Windham saying that the lawyers should focus on what the panel has already heard and will hear during the balance of the trial.
The jury heard opening statements and two days of testimony before the case was put on hold in mid-March of last year due to concerns about COVID-19. The pandemic forced court officials to close the county s courthouses to all but time-sensitive, essential matters.