Tippecanoe County Prosecutor preparing for backlog of jury trials
The Indiana Supreme Court suspended trials until March due to COVID-19.
Posted: Dec 31, 2020 4:31 PM
Posted By: Joseph Paul
TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) - The local criminal justice system is preparing for a backlog of jury trials next year.
That comes after the Indiana Supreme Court suspended trials until March due to COVID-19. Twelve to 16 hour days probably will be in store for the entire staff, says Tippecanoe County Prosecutor Pat Harrington. Instead of having two jury trials a month in a courtroom, we may have three or four.
Harrington says that will add pressure on his deputy prosecutors and staff who are already stretched thin.