Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold D. Melton’s order lifts the suspension on jury trials ‘effective immediately,’ while also extending the judicial emergency
Georgia court officials say they are hopeful jury trials will resume in March given the recent decline in coronavirus cases along with the rollout of vaccines. State Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold D. Melton signed an order on Sunday extending for another 30 days a statewide judicial emergency that suspends the
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. 15 murder cases pending in Bulloch Superior Court D.A.: Courts making some progress despite lingering halt on jury trials District Attorney Daphne Totten
Four individuals face murder charges under indictments returned by a Bulloch County grand jury earlier this month. The total number of homicide cases now awaiting court action because of violent deaths that occurred in Bulloch County, including Statesboro, is 15.
That count, which includes some unindicted cases and even some for which arrests have been made since the grand jury met, is included in a total of 27 homicide cases pending in the four-county Ogeechee Judicial Circuit, said District Attorney Daphne Totten. Effingham County has seven homicide cases pending, Screven County has three, and Jenkins County has one ho
All February trials in Hall canceled; grand jury off until at least mid-February
All trials in February for both Hall County Superior Court and State Court are canceled, and a new grand jury will likely be at least another month away, according to court officials.
Northeastern Judicial Circuit courts coordinator Margie Reed-Payne said in an announcement Friday, Jan. 8, that the circuit canceled the trials in February across both Hall and Dawson counties in accordance with an order from the Georgia Supreme Court.
“While we were prepared to resume, having worked with health and county officials to implement every possible preventative protocol, the current circumstances are of grave concern,” Chief Superior Court Judge Kathlene Gosselin said in an emailed statement. “Jury proceedings must and will return soon, but given the still-rising case numbers and the strains already placed on our local health system, the judges are in agreement the best course of action