{"id":103513,"date":"2021-08-26T17:37:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T00:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=103513"},"modified":"2021-08-26T17:37:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T00:37:59","slug":"presiding-judge-announces-another-2-week-deadline-extension-in-criminal-cases-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2021\/08\/26\/presiding-judge-announces-another-2-week-deadline-extension-in-criminal-cases-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Presiding judge announces another 2-week deadline extension in criminal cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Judge-gavel-COVID.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102723\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Judge-gavel-COVID.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Judge-gavel-COVID.jpg 960w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Judge-gavel-COVID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Judge-gavel-COVID-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Citing a high transmission rate of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County, the presiding judge of the county&#8217;s court system Thursday announced another extension of deadlines in criminal trials and hearings to determine if there is enough evidence to require a defendant to stand trial.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Presiding Judge Eric C. Taylor said the court is continuing its &#8220;cautious restoration of court operations to pre-pandemic levels&#8221; and noted that the court is balancing its obligation to &#8220;maintain access to justice with its commitment to the safety of court users, court employees, judicial officers and justice partners in the midst of the continuing COVID-19 public health crisis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; \" id=\"theav-348864344\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4504301096758439\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4504301096758439\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5907184250\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We continue to use this relief extremely sparingly as a failsafe amidst competing requests from stakeholders and justice partners to contract and expand services,&#8221; Taylor added.<\/p>\n<p>The new extensions allow for:<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; the time within which a criminal trial must be held to be extended by up to 30 days in cases in which the statutory deadline would otherwise fall between Aug. 14 and Sept. 11;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; the time for a preliminary hearing following arraignment to be extended from 10 court days to no more than 30 court days;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; pretrial hearings in misdemeanor cases set between Aug. 14 and Sept. 11 for out-of-custody defendants to be extended by 90 calendar days unless statutorily required to be held sooner and the defendant does not consent to a continuance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; the extension of time periods within which a minor taken into custody pending juvenile dependency proceedings must be given a detention hearing to no more than seven days, applicable only to minors for whom the statutory deadline would otherwise expire between Aug. 14 and Sept. 11.<\/p>\n<p>The new order notes that all people regardless of vaccination status are required to wear face coverings over their noses and mouths while in a Los Angeles County courthouse.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Citing a high transmission rate of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County, the presiding judge of the county&#8217;s court system Thursday announced another extension of deadlines in criminal trials and hearings to determine if there is enough evidence to require a defendant to stand trial. 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