Criminal Trials Over Zoom? “How Does this Affect My Case?”

Trials generally require a physical courtroom; 6-12 jurors; in-person testimony. Generally they can’t be accomplished with a lot of social distancing, especially in smaller courtrooms with multiple personnel present (prosecutor, defense attorney, accused, jurors, witnesses, and court staff).  As a result, courts have been struggling with what to do about criminal trials.  

Interested in finding out more? How could this affect your case? Read about how criminal trials are being handled during the pandemic on our website.