There are 5 article(s) tagged jury trials:

• June 2023

  • Criminal Court backlog measures OK’d, two-year reappraisals stayed

    Here’s a roundup of some other items on Monday’s Shelby County Commission agenda, which was overshadowed by budget deliberations and votes on the wheel-tax hike.

    By Bill Dries June 06, 2023

• January 2022

  • Jury trials suspended in Shelby County as COVID cases spike

    Jury trials in Shelby County Criminal Court are suspended through Jan. 28 as COVID cases increase locally. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 05, 2022

• November 2020

  • Tennessee Supreme Court suspends jury trials until next year

    The Tennessee Supreme Court has suspended all jury trials in the state because of a surge in COVID-19 cases. Trials are suspended Nov. 23 through Jan. 31. 

    By Yolanda Jones November 18, 2020

• October 2020

  • Shelby County jury trials in holding pattern

    Shelby County Criminal Court was set to begin holding some trials next month, but now restarting jury trials is on hold until the health department issues COVID-19 safety protocols. 

    By Yolanda Jones October 27, 2020

• August 2020

  • Shelby County criminal trials suspended indefinitely because of COVID-19 concerns

    Shelby County Criminal Court jury trials had been set to resume Aug. 31 have been suspended indefinitely. Judges will monitor the situation on a month-by-month basis to see when trials can resume. 

    By Yolanda Jones August 20, 2020