Montgomery County homicide case backlog piles up as pandemic drags on
Montgomery County homicide case backlog piles up as pandemic drags on Montgomery County homicide case backlog piles up as pandemic drags on By Ashley Bowerman | February 18, 2021 at 9:46 PM CST - Updated February 19 at 12:30 PM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Nearly all jury trials in Montgomery County have been at a standstill since March 2020 because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The standstill has caused an enormous backlog in prosecutions, including murder cases. “We have 191 murder cases pending in our office right now,” said Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey. Of t...