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Starting on Monday, the Corpus Christi Municipal Court will hear more cases in person.

Bench trials an option to address case backlog in Bexar County courts Bench trials used frequently as pandemic continues, primarily used for misdemeanor cases Tags:  SAN ANTONIO – As the COVID-19 pandemic approaches one year, the resulting backlog of cases in the Bexar County Criminal Justice System continues to grow since an emergency order from the Texas Supreme Court prohibits in-person jury trials. One option available to both the state and the defense to resolve cases is a bench trial ...

7th District restricts court protocols John Christensen Yates Co. DA Casella has concerns for local courts YATES COUNTY — The N.Y.S. Unified Court System is dealing with the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, and 7th Judicial District Administrative Judge, Craig Doran, announced updated operating protocols, effective Nov. 23, for all courts that fall within Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and Yates Counties. While remaining open for business since the b...

Attributable to all the air to police, you assume the judges are going to be much more clinical about it and georges and most of the time its gonna be true but you never know, you may have juries they get offendy the fact that we might be annoying by doctors or choices by individuals and leaping up to go after the operation instead so i think you will see a lot of bench trials is this thing plays out over the years but in different jurisdictions you might have different thinking about that. >> c...

Warner content including turner is that at&t would have unfair leverage over their competitors, wed be able to get higher prices out of them, attract more subvibers and the government is alleging that your every day cable bills would go up. at&t says thats not the case but its ultimately up to the judge to decide that. >> why is that interesting? its interesting because while that is sometimes done in bench trials, okay, it does suggest that this judge is at least open to a compromise situation ...

And there are a few good things in the bill, goes too far in reverse and protecting criminals, taking tools away from law enforcement officers to keep themselves safe and bring criminals to justice. we need to put the lives of victims in greater regard than those of criminals and we see the opposite happening in some states including mine. >> this particular suspect charged in killing officer gannon, arrested numerous times, the charges come many of them later dismissed, what you are talking abo...

Instead of just saying not guilty he had to announce his opinion and explain his work explain how he arrived at the not guilty. its a fascinating look into an area that really isnt delved into very often in the criminal context. and thats police brutality. we have many many many cases of civil cases alleging police brutality. but its much rarer for a police officer to be prosecuted. so this bench trial is a glimpse into the way a case like this is analyzed. >> do you think the climate were in do...

Danny, i want to come to you first with this question. ive seen prior bad acts coming into this. that doesnt happen here. im seeing ex-girlfriends talking about relationships. im hearing opinions from witnesses. that doesnt happen here. but ultimately, so much of that is so not to be prejudicial before a jury. here its just a judge. is that why theyre allowed to do those things? >> its interesting. in the united states, bench trials -- there is a little more freedom in terms of evidence that com...