Jury Selection by Zoom Proves To Be Controversial in NJ Criminal Courts
November 10, 2020After being closed since March due to the pandemic, New Jersey criminal courts resumed recently when two courts in Atlantic and Bergen counties launched two criminal trials. They used the cases as small-scale trial runs for the start of hybrid jury trials. The term “hybrid” refers to an altered approach, including using technology, to conduct both jury selection and trials themselves to safeguard the health of jurors and court participants in a pandemic. The judiciary had unveiled a plan in July […]
