Muscogee County Courts Prepare to Move Over 540 Cases Through Grand Jury
Wednesday, October 14th, 2020
After a seven-month coronavirus lockdown left a backlog of pending cases, Columbus trial courts will take the first step toward resuming in-person proceedings Oct. 26 when the county impanels a grand jury with COVID-19 safety measures.
Muscogee County has had no grand juries or jury trials since the state declared a judicial emergency March 14. The chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court’s orders prohibiting the assembly of jurors during the pandemic repeatedly have been extended since.
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