NORTH ADAMS â It has been 15 months since jurors considered a case in Northern Berkshire District Court, seizing up the normal wheels of justice. Thatâs about to change. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court says restrictions on jury trials, other than masking requirements, end July 12.
Quote There s no question there s a backlog. We have some cases that are a couple years old now.
â Timothy Morey, clerk-magistrate, Northern Berkshire District Court
When the coronavirus pandemic struck the U.S. in March 2020, courts closed and jury trials were put on hold. Since then, jury trials have been limited across the county.
Three jury trials have been held this year in all of Berkshire County â one Superior Court case and two juvenile cases, all at the Pittsfield Holiday Inn & Suites, according to Jennifer Donahue, a spokesperson for the stateâs Trial Court. Cases of those in custody will continue to be prioritized, the SJC said in a policy statement last w
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Rethinking life-without-parole sentences
Associated Press
BOSTON – They were convicted of the same crime: the 2011 killing of a Boston teen as part of a gang feud. But Nyasani Watt – who pulled the trigger – will be able to fight for his release on parole after 15 years because he was only 17 at the time of the killing.
Sheldon Mattis, who was just eight months older, was ordered to spend the rest of his life behind bars.
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BOSTON They were convicted of the same crime: the 2011 killing of a Boston teen as part of a gang feud. But Nyasani Watt who pulled the trigger will be able to fight for his release on parole after 15 years because he was only 17 at the time of the killing.