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Florida Supreme Court authorizes virtual criminal jury trials


Florida Supreme Court authorizes virtual criminal jury trials
Kathryn Varn, Tampa Bay Times
The Florida Supreme Court has authorized some criminal jury trials to be conducted virtually, giving courts another option to process the increasing backlog of cases caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
To conduct a virtual jury trial, a defendant must consent to it, according to the administrative order issued Feb. 17. The judge overseeing the case will also consider the stance of prosecutors and, if applicable, victims in deciding whether to conduct the trial virtually.
No virtual criminal trials are scheduled in Tampa Bay yet, said court officials in the Hillsborough and Pinellas-Pasco judicial circuits. However, the circuit’s chief judges said they’d be open to them if the circumstances make sense. ....

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