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Defense attorney Dick DeGuerin appears before Judge Mark E. Windham who denied an emergency motion by the defense team seeking to postpone the trial today. during the murder trial of Robert Durst Monday, May 17, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. The murder trial of the multimillionaire has resumed in Los Angeles County after a 14-month recess without the defendant present and with arguments about whether the case should continue at all. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool) INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) – A juror was removed Tuesday from the murder trial of multimillionaire Robert Durst because she ...

Judge Mark Windham told the court he was removing the juror after she said she read about defense attorneys' requests for a mistrial. She was allegedly offended that defense attorneys suggested jurors would have forgotten what they heard 14 months ago when the case was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Defense attorney Dick DeGuerin, center standing, addresses Judge Mark Windham, center in back, alongside fellow defense attorney David Z. Chesnoff, left, and Deputy District Attorney John Lewin, at right, representing the prosecution, during the murder trial of Robert Durst M...

First Posted: May 17, 2021 03:36 AM EDT The murder trial of New York real estate heir Rober Durst will resume on Monday in Los Angeles Courtroom. New York Post reported that the delay stretched for at least 14 months due to the coronavirus pandemic. After two days of testimony, the jury was sent home as the COVID-19 pandemic closed the courthouses. The pandemic disturbed the court operations nationwide, leading to delays and video instead of in-person proceedings, Associated Press reported. Because of the delays, Judge Mark Windham plans to question the panel of 23 jurors and the 11 alter...

Print It took nearly 15 years for police to arrest New York real estate heir Robert Durst in the killing of his best friend and another five to bring him to trial. After just two days of testimony, jurors were sent home in March 2020 when the coronavirus closed courthouses. On Monday, more than 14 months later, the jury is returning to Los Angeles County Superior Court to see if they can complete their assignment. If so, it could be a first for the U.S. legal system. Durst’s lawyers say the length of the stoppage is unprecedented. They have repeatedly sought a mistrial on the grounds that ...

Durst trial to resume after long delay. Will jury be ready? By BRIAN MELLEYMay 17, 2021 GMT LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took nearly 15 years for police to arrest New York real estate heir Robert Durst in the killing of his best friend and another five to bring him to trial. After just two days of testimony, jurors were sent home when the coronavirus closed courthouses. On Monday, more than 14 months later, the jury is returning to Los Angeles County Superior Court to see if they can complete their assignment. If so, it could be a first for the U.S. legal system.