Requiring prospective jurors to wear masks and maintain a six-foot social distancing during the jury selection process does not violate a defendant’s rights, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.
May 10, 2021 at 01:19 PM
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The original version of this story was published on The Legal Intelligencer
Pennsylvania’s frontline appeals court has refused to second-guess a trial judge’s order requiring masking and social distancing during jury selection in a criminal trial.
Requiring prospective jurors to wear masks and maintain a six-foot social distancing during the jury selection process does not violate a defendant’s rights, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.
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