Justice delayed: As cases mount in pandemic, many worry how they will be resolved
Hampshire County Courthouse, Thursday, January 28, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
First Assistant District Attorney Steven Gagne is shown Thursday in an empty superior courtroom in the Hampshire County Courthouse in Northampton. WIth jury trials on hold because of the pandemic, Gagne says he’s not sure how the court system will deal with its backlog of cases when trials are finally allowed to resume. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
By GRETA JOCHEM
NORTHAMPTON About a year ago, one of attorney Alan Rubin’s clients was facing larceny charges in Franklin County and was nearing a jury trial. Then came the pandemic.
Rintala must stay in prison pending appeal to SJC
Cara Lee Rintala during her murder trial in Northampton on Jan. 22, 2014. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
By GRETA JOCHEM
NORTHAMPTON A Granby woman convicted of killing her wife in the couple’s home 11 years ago must remain in prison until the state’s highest court hears her appeal, Hampshire Superior Court Judge Richard J. Carey ruled Tuesday.
Cara Lee Rintala, 53, was convicted of first-degree murder in 2016 at her third trial in the March 29, 2010, strangulation and beating death of her wife, Annamarie Cochrane Rintala, in the basement of their Granby home. The first two trials ended in hung juries. Rintala was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Justice delayed: As cases mount in pandemic, many worry how they will be resolved
First Assistant District Attorney Steven Gagne is shown in an empty superior courtroom in the Hampshire County Courthouse in Northampton. With jury trials on hold because of the pandemic, Gagne says he’s not sure how the court system will deal with its backlog of cases when trials are finally allowed to resume. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
The Superior, Housing and District court clerks work at the Franklin County Justice Center in Greenfield. Staff File Photo/PAUL FRANZ
Published: 2/3/2021 5:03:06 PM About a year ago, one of attorney Alan Rubin’s clients was facing larceny charges in Franklin County and was nearing a jury trial. Then came the pandemic.
Justice delayed: As cases mount in pandemic, many worry how they will be resolved
First Assistant District Attorney Steven Gagne is shown Thursday in an empty superior courtroom in the Hampshire County Courthouse in Northampton. WIth jury trials on hold because of the pandemic, Gagne says he’s not sure how the court system will deal with its backlog of cases when trials are finally allowed to resume. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Hampshire County Courthouse, Thursday, January 28, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Published: 2/2/2021 7:02:08 PM
NORTHAMPTON About a year ago, one of attorney Alan Rubin’s clients was facing larceny charges in Franklin County and was nearing a jury trial. Then came the pandemic.
Rintala must stay in prison pending appeal to SJC
GAZETTE FILE PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING GAZETTE FILE PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
Published: 1/27/2021 3:02:12 PM
NORTHAMPTON A Granby woman convicted of killing her wife in the couple’s home 11 years ago must remain in prison until the state’s highest court hears her appeal, Hampshire Superior Court Judge Richard J. Carey ruled Tuesday.
Cara Lee Rintala, 53, was convicted of first-degree murder in 2016 at her third trial in the March 29, 2010, strangulation and beating death of her wife, Annamarie Cochrane Rintala, in the basement of their Granby home. The first two trials ended in hung juries. Rintala was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.