Guilty, your virtual honor: Texas court holds jury trial over Zoom

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In a coronavirus-induced innovation, a Texas court held what the state says was the nation’s first virtual trial by jury in a criminal case.

The jurors appeared on screen from their living rooms, bedrooms and home offices. Juror 11 took notes as a sheriff’s deputy testified about giving a speeding ticket. Juror 18 occasionally looked away as a white cat scampered across her couch.

“You’re here today for jury duty in a different way,” Judge Nicholas Chu said at the start of the trial. “That’s jury duty by Zoom.”

 

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