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In a partial rebuke of a lower court jurist, a federal appeals court decided Friday that criminal defendants were not robbed of their right to speedy trials or forced unconstitutionally to remain behind bars because the COVID-19 pandemic delayed their trials.
“Surely a global pandemic that has claimed more than half a million lives in this country, and nearly 60,000 in California alone, falls within such unique circumstances to permit a court to temporarily suspend jury trials in the interest of public health,” said a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
The appeals court ruling effectively affirms that COVID-19 was an emergency that forced some courts to take unprecedented steps, including delaying proceedings. It means that criminal defendants are unlikely to prevail in claiming they should escape charges or get out of jail because of pandemic-induced delays.
Suspect Arrested After Fatal DUI Crash, Charged with Murder
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SANTA ANA Pedro Pantoja Jr., 29, of Diamond Bar was charged April 20 with second-degree murder for allegedly triggering a fatal wrong-way crash while eluding police.
Pantoja was arrested on April 18 after he was involved in two crashes. The first crash happened at about 8:45 a.m. at the 2800 block of Park Avenue, near the Costco at the District at Tustin.
David Kawashima, 62, of Orange was killed in the first crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
As Tustin police were responding to that accident, the suspect fled. A police pursuit began and it ended with another crash when the suspect, going north in the southbound lanes of Jamboree Road, collided with another vehicle north of Warner Avenue.
RHOC Star Gina Kirschenheiter Grateful for Support After Ex-Husband Matt Pleads Guilty
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The Real Housewives of Orange County star s long term pain will be lessened exponentially after her ex-husband Matt Kirschenheiter pleads guilty for domestic battery case, saying It will be Ok. Apr 23, 2021
Gina Kirschenheiter can breathe a little easier. Her ex-husband
Matt Kirschenheiter has pleaded guilty in the domestic battery case that involved her, and now she sent endless gratitude to everyone who has given her support.
The 36-year-old took to Instagram on Thursday, April 22 to express her relief over the legal case. It s been a hard last few days but it will be ok. It always is. [love emoji] endless gratitude to everyone who has been sending me love and supporting me, so she wrote in the caption with the hashtags of #movingforward, #livewithintention, #personalgrowth, #healingisajourney and #closingachapter.